Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have some major things in common: They’re both CEOs of prominent Silicon Valley companies, and both of those companies rely heavily on artificial intelligence.
But the two evidently diverge when it comes to their opinions on the technology.
Musk has become an increasingly vocal critic of A.I. in recent years, going so far as to call it “the biggest threat we face as a civilization” earlier this month.
During a Facebook Live chat on Sunday, a viewer asked Zuckerberg what he thought about the future of A.I., citing Musk’s comments. Facebook’s CEO didn’t hold back, though he refrained from calling out Musk by name.
“I think people who are naysayers and try to drum up these doomsday scenarios–I don’t understand it,” Zuckerberg said. “It’s really negative, and in some ways I think it’s pretty irresponsible.”
Zuckerberg cited some of the ways A.I. is already improving lives, like aiding in the diagnoses of illnesses and assisting in drug discovery. (Beside the point)
In general terms, he brushed off the criticisms people have about the technology.
“I have pretty strong opinions on this. I’m really optimistic,” Zuckerberg said from his backyard while waiting for his dinner to slow cook.
“Technology can always be used for good and bad, (and this is the rub: mostly it ends up being used for the bad) and you need to be careful about how you build it, and what you build, and how it’s going to be used.
People are arguing for slowing down the process of building A.I.–I just find that really questionable. I have a hard time wrapping my head around that.”
In his defense of A.I., Zuckerberg specifically called out self-driving cars.
“One of the top causes of death for people is car accidents still,” Zuckerberg said. (And will continue to be, if we try to ignore the long-term fatalities of decades of atomic bomb testing in open air)
“If you can eliminate that with A.I., that is going to be just a dramatic improvement in people’s lives.”
Tesla’s vehicles already can assist drivers with highway driving, and the company has said its goal is for its cars to be fully autonomous by the end of this year. (Never allow such cars without a driver in control, at all time)
Earlier this month, Musk cited his closeness to A.I. as a reason for his fears–and a reason that others should find them credible. “I have exposure to the most cutting edge A.I., and I think people should be really concerned by it,” he said. “A.I. is a rare case where I think we need to be proactive in regulation [rather] than be reactive.”
Last month, in response to a survey that revealed experts believe A.I. will surpass human skills on all tasks by 2060, Musk tweeted that he believed it would be more like 2030 to 2040. “I hope I’m wrong,” he added.
Zuckerberg’s Facebook has relied more and more on A.I. in recent years. Its software is capable of identifying the objects in images, producing captions for the visually impaired.
Its Messenger service can detect when people are in need of services, such as a taxi ride or a marketplace listing, by scanning their written communications. Last month, the company announced that it’s training chatbots to negotiate–and that they’re already just as good as humans.
“If you’re arguing against A.I., then you’re arguing against safer cars and being able to better diagnose people when they’re sick,” Zuckerberg said Sunday. “I just don’t see how in good conscience some people can do that. So I’m just much more optimistic on this in general than I think a lot of folks are.”
Notes and comments on FB and Twitter. Part 52
Posted by: adonis49 on: July 27, 2017
Notes and comments on FB and Twitter. Part 52
I want to accompany Elon Musk on his daily work “randonnés”: I like to be first to observe the onset of his Insanity
If a massive solar gamma ray charge does Not ravage earth in the next 50 years, it is inevitable that data cloud will crash completely before then.
We will have to restart saving our lousy knowledge accumulation
If a meteorite fails to crash on earth within a century, it is still inevitable that a massive wild fire will burn the land.
Our crazy species survived near extinction several times, but it was due to Natural calamities. This time around, we will Not survive extinction from man-made chain reactions of catastrophes.
The moment we try to “Control” one chain reaction, we ignite another one.
Instead of giving me a lift, they wave to mean: “No one in his right head walks in this hot weather”
“Ton rêve est une Egypte, mais toi une momie avec son masque d’or”
L’étique de la quantité? Le nombre limite (red line) óu la quantité des experience équivalentes déborde le sens de l’étique des régles du jeu d’une société.
Priver les gens des illusions (terre promise…) et la nuit toute noire les ensevelie
On appelle un homme “absurd” s’il fixe la mort avec une attention passionée, sans illusion et sans espoir
Le malheur naturel de notre condition de mortel que rien ne peut nous consoler, sauf le divertissement et les coutumes
L’équilibre de l’évidence et du lyrisme est nécessaire pour accede a la clarté de l’émotion? Peut-etre que nos generations modernes qui entende la musique en boucle ont cessé de réflechir aux evidences proposes par le lyrism
Netherlands’ refugee integration: 10,000 Euro to learn the language within 3 years, otherwise you have got to pay back this sum. Question: If those who learned the language cannot secure a job, how can the failed refugee pay back?
Incarcerate the refugee in a camp until the political situation is stabilized back home for repatriation? Does this mean that Syria should Not expect any normalcy within these 3 years condition by the Netherlands?
I’ll be happy to spend 6 months in the Netherlands to learn their awkward language if paid 10,000 Euro
Hassan Kamel el Sabba7 Lebanese electrical genius found dead in his car on March 31, 1935 at the age of 41. He was about to return to Lebanon from the USA in order to transform arid regions in the Arab World in Green Sahara after he discovered solar cell in 1930. He received 11 Prizes for Excellence and registered 52 scientific patents. Among his achievements are alternative currents, photovoltaic pannels, Hertzien transmission and synchronous motors
Quand l’economie decline et le souverain et sa class de noblesse recourent a la force come seul moyen: “Le peuple prend peur, devient deprime, cherche protection contre le souverain en recourant au mensonge, le ruse, la fraude. Cela influe sur le caractere des sujets qui se gate…” (Ibn Khladoun). Saudi Kingdom fits this description.
Nothing changed in the Arab World in the last 600 years. Les etats rentiers sont caracterises par une forte concentration du pouvoir. Le veritable noblesse de base n’appartient qu’a ceux qui ont l’esprit de clan. les revenus des butins sont difficiles a distinguer parmi le souverain et la classe de nobles. (Ibn Khaldoun)
La puissance politique du souverain depend du niveau des richesses produites par le travail de l’homme et des conditions de la repartition de la richesse generee. The Assabiyya (loyalty to the tribe) deteriorate with the decline of the economy (Ibn Khladoun)
“Les Francais font des revolutions: Ils ne savent pas faire des réformes” Alexis de Toqueville in 1848. Les Libanais ne savent faire aucune de ces 2 alternatives
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