When AI breaks bad
Posted on AllSides September 18th, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
A new report about artificial intelligence and its effects warns AI has reached a turning point and its negative effects can no longer be ignored.
The big picture: For all the sci-fi worries about ultra-intelligent machines or wide-scale job loss from automation — both of which would require artificial intelligence that is far more capable than what has been developed so far — the larger concern may be about what happens if AI doesn't work as intended.
Background: The AI100 project — which was launched by Eric Horvitz, who served as Microsoft's first chief...