The progression of artificial intelligence has made many notable people concerned. Alphabet CEO Larry Page noted how artificial intelligence will change how we think about jobs; Telsa Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented on the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence; and Bill Gates also expressed his concern about super-intelligent machines.
However, Murray Campbell, IBM research scientist and senior manager, says that fears over the progression of artificial intelligence have become "overblown." He also noted that there are plenty of benefits that humans could gain from having super advanced artificial intelligence.
"Because the benefits are so huge, that if we don't use AI technologies we're going to be losing out on all of these beneficial effects in health care, in self-driving cars, in education," Campbell told Time. The scientist also added that workers and employees who have artificial intelligence as their work assistant can become more effective and efficient with their jobs.
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But will people lose potential jobs due to advanced artificial intelligence? Campbell explained that new technology always takes away human jobs but creates new opportunities as well.
He added that the biggest danger is not following up on advancing artificial intelligence because humans could really lose out on all of the benefits of this new technology. However, there are many aspects of artificial intelligence that scientists and researchers need to figure out better. "I think it's worthwhile to think about these research questions around AI and ethics, and AI and safety," Campbell explained.
Because of the increase in interest regarding artificial intelligence, the White House has announced four public workshops about the technology. These workshops will focus on the potential pros and cons of using advanced artificial intelligence, Fortune reports.
