There is a fundamental contradiction driving much of the AI narrative. On the one hand, it is argued that AI will usher in a golden age of wealth and prosperity by making manufacturing, distribution, and engagement processes much more efficient than ever before thanks to the magic of algorithms. On the other hand, however, there are growing concerns that AI will end up destroying vast numbers of blue-collar and white-collar jobs that up to now have been immune from the forces of automation. Continue reading A fundamental contadiction in the AI narrative
Monthly Archives: April 2017
More pain than happiness: Jack Ma on AI
Unlike Kai-Fu Li, Alibaba chairman and founder Jack Ma didn’t make any attempt to sugar-coat the potential impact of AI earlier this week, warning that it will lead to “more pain than happiness” for people over the next thirty years. Continue reading More pain than happiness: Jack Ma on AI
Touching one’s heart with your heart: Kai-Fu Li on AI
Will the emergence of AI herald a new golden era of prosperity in which humans lounge by the poolside sipping cocktails while intelligent machines cater to their every whim and need? Or will it lead to the destruction of civilization and turn the hapless survivors into slaves of the machines? Continue reading Touching one’s heart with your heart: Kai-Fu Li on AI