Artificial intelligence or AI is a promising technology. It can do almost anything one has in mind with lesser effort and more speed. However, humans are divided whether to give AI a full blow or not because of the risks that come along with it. Should humans fear AI when the technology is still a no match to humans?
AI A No-Match To Humans
Parent Herald reported that the White House has sponsored four AI workshops that aim to examine the benefits and disadvantages of AI. The current administration is considering AI for its services. In fact, President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative and Cancer Moonshot both rely on AI.
On Tuesday, the first White House sponsored AI workshop went well and according to the discussion, humans should not fear AI because it is still a no-match to humans. According to the researchers at the conference, despite AI's progress in "machine vision and speech understanding, A.I. research is still far from matching the flexibility and learning capability of the human mind," the New York Times reported.
In a separate report from Parent Herald, AI can be a threat to humankind. However, the speakers believe that the fears about AI is unwarranted and stressed that it is due to the science-fiction films in the Hollywood like Skynet's "Terminator."
Should The Government Regulate AI
For those wondering if the government should regulate AI, this concern was addressed in the AI workshop. According to Ed Felten, White House deputy chief technology officer they are still observing AI's issues.
"We are observing issues around AI and machine learning popping up all over the government," Felten said per Technology Review. "We are nowhere near the point of broadly regulating AI ... but the challenge is how to ensure AI remains safe, controllable, and predictable as it gets smarter."
Ryan Calo, law professor added that the government steps in not to regulate AI, but to use it in many other levers. As mentioned in the previous reports, the administration is planning to employ AI in its services.
Do you agree that AI is not as smart as humans at the time? Should the government regulate AI? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
