I wrote a post about this topic and then deleted it. I have mixed feelings about writing about A.I. because first of all, I hardly understand how it works. But I do know what the experts say and it does scare me. This technology is moving fast and there are not regulations and people who have developed artificial intelligence are warning that it can become dangerous.
Here is a definition I found online:
"Artificial intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages."
The problem is the "Godfather of A.I., Geoffrey Hinton and other developers of A.I. and experts in the field are saying that we do have something to worry about and that "bad actors" can cause havoc using A.I. for nefarious reasons. Did he say, "killer robots?" Yes that is one of the fears if it gets out of control...This is not science fiction and not 30 years from now but potentially much sooner.
It's really all too much to think about and contemplate. But is this a false idol? Is A.I. like the fallen angel who wanted to be like God. Mr. Hinton who developed A.I. at the beginning of the technology now partly regrets his life work. He just resigned from Google to spend time warning about the dangers of unregulated, uncontrolled A.I.
You can't say God didn't warn us. The warnings have been written into the Bible stories.
Let's hope and pray that intelligent human minds find ways to control A.I. and regulate it, before it gets out of hand.
NJA
