Statements by Eric Horvitz head of Microsoft Research
Progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence research is accompanied by much concern around many scientists and intellectuals, who are concerned about the possibility of a "machine revolt" that could "dethrone" Humanity from the position of the dominant species in our planet.
However, the head of Microsoft Research, Eric Horvitz, is not one of them: it is not unlikely that Artificial Intelligence systems will at some point gain consciousness, but he believes that this would not be a threat to human life.
Eric Horvitz's opinions were expressed in an online video around his award with the AAA Feigenbaum Prize, which has to do with advances in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
As he revealed, more than ¼ of the total attention and resources of his research unit are focused on activities that have to do with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
"There are concerns about the prospect that in the long run we may lose control of some sort of intelligence. Fundamentally, I believe that this is not going to happen.
Νομίζω ότι θα είμαστε εξαιρετικά ενεργοί όσον αφορά στη χρήση συστημάτων Α.Ι., και ότι στο τέλος θα είμαστε σε θέση να έχουμε απίστευτα οφέλη από τη μηχανική νοημοσύνη σε κάθε διάσταση της ζωής, από την επιστήμη μέχρι την education, the economy and everyday life".
According to a BBC report, Eric Horvitz is leading a team of more than 1.000 scientists and engineers on Microsoft's research wing.
Η δουλειά του τμήματός του βοήθησε στη «γένεση» της Cortana- της φωνητικά ελεγχόμενης virtual βοηθού που «τρέχει» στα Windows Phone και σύντομα αναμένεται να καταφθάσει στα desktop with συστήματα, μαζί με τα Windows 10.
Eric Horvitz believes that Cortana and its competitors will help further progress in the field. "The next, if not the last, constant battleground between the big tech companies will be artificial intelligence.
The concept of systems that can think, listen, collect data from thousands of user experiences ... has come to the forefront now.
We've got Cortana, Siri and Google Now setting up a competitive tournament to come up with the best 'intelligent' assistant...and that kind of competition will intensify research and investment, and bring it more to the fore."
Πολλές σημαίνουσες προσωπικότητες του χώρου της τεχνολογίας και της επιστήμης έχουν εκφράσει προβληματισμούς, μεταξύ των οποίων ο δισεκατομμυριούχος Έλον Μασκ, της SpaceX και της Tesla Motors, ο Στίβεν Χόκινγκ και ο σερ Κλάιβ Σινκλέρ, δημιουργός του υπολογιστή Spectrum.
Also, the issue has been found in cinema, television, literature and computer games, with examples of "Terminator", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Ex Machina", "Transcendence", "Almost Human "," Avengers: Age of Ultron "," Mass Effect ","Chappie"," Her "and many other works (movies, series, books, games) of science fiction.
Source: naftemporiki.gr