Fei-Fei Li did not do an amazing job while leading Google Cloud’s AI/ML efforts. Why should she be a speaking authority here.
My north star for the future of AI
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#12Fei-Fei Li did not do an amazing job while leading Google Cloud’s AI/ML efforts. Why should she be a speaking authority here.
Source?
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#13“ Whatever academics like me thought artificial intelligence was, or what it might become, one thing is now undeniable: It is no longer ours to control.” I have no doubt Sam Altman thought he was in control until he was told to go…by humans… Machines think faster than humans. Simple math…
Machines don't think. They do what they're told, nothing more. "Simple man" as they say.
Sure, but anyone who’s experienced a runtime error knows that what we want and what they’re told can be two different things.
For a real world example of automated systems gone wrong check out the flash crash of 2010: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_flash_crash
To be clear I don’t think the risk is “AI gone rogue” it’s either corporations gone rogue or powerful automated systems glitching and causing chaos.
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#14Beautifully written, heart-and-mind felt, but already reads like a belated plea to bring humanity to computer science, AI research, and big business. All when liberal art universities are losing their liberal arts. One cannot really disagree (I cannot anyway), but what pragmatic actions can one take—-especially after moving from Stanford to Google. Yes, Li has been in and fed the belly of the beast. Now what?
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#16I wonder if she realises that almost everyone in SV has gone to university and most have attended at least one or two ethics classes during that time.
Because ultimately people will be driven by the same thing that drove previous generations: money, power, fame, success, ego etc.
And no amount of university lectures with enlightened scientists and their superior values will change that.
Re: My north star for the future of AI
#17Beautifully written, heart-and-mind felt, but already reads like a belated plea to bring humanity to computer science, AI research, and big business. All when liberal art universities are losing their liberal arts. One cannot really disagree (I cannot anyway), but what pragmatic actions can one take—-especially after moving from Stanford to Google. Yes, Li has been in and fed the belly of the beast. Now what?
> especially after moving from Stanford to Google
I understand that she only worked at Google during a sabbatical from Stanford (Jan '17 to Sept '18) and that she's back at Stanford now. [1]
It's a little bit confusing with her writing in the present tense about being at Google but I think that's because this article is composed of excerpts from her recent book, so they're excerpting a bit from that time period.
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#18I wonder if she realises that almost everyone in SV has gone to university and most have attended at least one or two ethics classes during that time. Because ultimately people will be driven by the same thing that drove previous generations: money, power, fame, success, ego etc. And no amount of university lectures with enlightened scientists and their superior values will change that.
The main issue here is that the engineers have failed to communicate how picking the ethical options can create value for key stakeholders.
Until that can be achieved, alternative options that generate more value will always be prioritised. Such is only the logical turn of events.
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#19“ Whatever academics like me thought artificial intelligence was, or what it might become, one thing is now undeniable: It is no longer ours to control.” I have no doubt Sam Altman thought he was in control until he was told to go…by humans… Machines think faster than humans. Simple math…
Machines don't think. They do what they're told, nothing more. "Simple man" as they say.
Neither do we. We just do what our neurons tell us to do.
Re: My north star for the future of AI
#20I wonder if she realises that almost everyone in SV has gone to university and most have attended at least one or two ethics classes during that time. Because ultimately people will be driven by the same thing that drove previous generations: money, power, fame, success, ego etc. And no amount of university lectures with enlightened scientists and their superior values will change that.
The main issue here is that the engineers have failed to communicate how picking the ethical options can create value for key stakeholders. Until that can be achieved, alternative options that generate more value will always be prioritised. Such is only the logical turn of events.
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