The Technological Singularity
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Transcript of The Technological Singularity
The
Technological SingularityBy
Albert Cao
Accelerating ChangeTechnological growth progress is exponentialTouchscreens, 3DTV, motion control, you ‘aint
seen nothing yetWe may have to integrate ourselves with
machines just to keep up with the rapid technological development
What is the Singularity?Mankind builds a supercomputer or artificial
intelligence, or AI, that is superintelligentThe term singularity describes that such an
event can happen anytime, anywhere
Intellectual Event HorizonBecause this
machine’s mental capabilites would be far greater than those of our own, it would be very hard to near-impossible to predict the future after the singularity
Intelligence ExplosionOnce we build a machine
that even slightly surpasses human intellect, it could improve on and enhance its own designs
The improved machine could make even more improved machines, resulting in a cascade of intelligence ; in other words, our intelligence explosion
How do we build this superintelligence?We develop a device in which the power of
human brains can be amplifiedWe construct an artificial intelligence (AI)
with a higher ability of thinking than our own.
ConsequencesThe machine becomes evil and kills us all;
populates the Earth with robotsThe machine is friendly and we flourish as a
human society alongside robots
How do we stop and prevent the AI from becoming deadly?
Keeping the superintelligence in a simulated box, separate from reality and internet access,
Programming the intelligence with the intentions of not harming us,
Programming the intelligence to maximize human pleasure and satisfaction,
Teaching the superintelligence moral values with machine learning,
Adding friendliness to the AI design.
Friendly AI is the key!Institutes that are developing a friendly AI
include:the Singularity Institute (in San Francisco,
California)the Future of Humanity Institute (in Oxford,
U.K.)