THE ETHICS OF AI Ian Watson
Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series
A DA C OUNTESS OF L OVELACE “The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves... Supposing for instance, that the “A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune “The more I study, the more remarkable do I feel fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as my genius for it to be” science of harmony and of musical composition she can.” - Ada Lovelace were susceptible of such expression and - Jane Austen adaptation, the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent.”
I propose to consider the question, “Can machines think?” � - Alan Turing
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J OHN S EARLE Minds, brains, and programs - 1980 “I will argue that in the literal sense t h e p r o g r a m m e d c o m p u t e r understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing.”
AI’s G RAND V ISION • A conscious, self-aware, super-intelligent entity • A general intelligence
Three Laws of Robotics 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
The Autonomous Vehicle Dilemma
Autonomous weapon systems “moral responsibility”
The Universal Basic Income
www.narrativescience.com Tuesday was a great day for W Roberts, as the junior pitcher threw a perfect game to carry Virginia to a 2-0 victory over George Washington at Davenport Field. Twenty-seven Colonials came to the plate and the Virginia pitcher vanquished them all, pitching a perfect game. He struck out 10 batters while recording his momentous feat.
The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation � Michael Osborne & Carl Benedikt Frey http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/future-of-employment.pdf 47 percent of jobs in the US are “at risk” of being automated in the next 20 years. Jobs in transportation, logistics, as well as office and administrative support, are at “high risk” of automation.
The Guardian: “ This software-generated Greenham Common musical is risibly stereotypical but pleasant as a milky drink ” Two Stars **
Brian Eno - Reflection The Guardian: The ambient overlord returns with a magnificently peaceful album – which is also released in an edition that endlessly rewrites itself. Three stars
https://futureoflife.org/ Technology is giving life the potential to flourish like never before… or to self-destruct. Let's make a difference! www.partnershiponai.org Established to study and formulate best practices on AI technologies, to advance the public’s understanding of AI, and to serve as an open platform for discussion and engagement about AI and its influences on people and society.
https://openai.com/ Discovering and enacting the path to safe � artificial general intelligence. http://ai4good.org/ Artificial Intelligence To Help The World
Autonomous Systems: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues http://www.raeng.org.uk/publications/reports/autonomous-systems-report Machine learning: the power and promise of computers that learn by example https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/machine-learning/publications/machin
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