This explosion will take AI to a level of general intelligence far higher than humans (called 'super intelligence'). It’s expected that this will lead to what’s called an intelligence explosion. If an AI unit ever achieves human-level general intelligence, it's likely that it will be able to design and improve AI units better than humans can. Humans haven’t yet achieved general intelligence (humans still sometimes struggle to solve problems, even if we lock ourselves away in a room for 3 days) but we’re way farther along than our artificial counterparts. 'General intelligence' as the ability to accomplish virtually any goal, including learning.
'Narrow intelligence' as the ability to accomplish a narrow set of goals, e.g. 'Artificial intelligence' as non-biological intelligence. He states 'intelligence' as the ability to accomplish complex goals. There are many definitions for AI but let’s break it down to its basic form as Max Tegmark does in his book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. This is why we believe ethics need to be top of mind when creating and regulating these amazing AI creations.īefore we dive into the need for ethics in AI, let’s gather a basic understanding of what AI is and how it’s impacting the world today. We also think that its dangers should be taken seriously. We’re even seeing AI predict natural disasters - systems are analysing patterns in earthquakes and predicting the location of earthquakes and aftershocks.Īs a company that’s built on AI, we believe in its potential to do good. We’re seeing AI detect fraud by analysing large amounts of transactional data in real-time, saving banks and their customers huge amounts of money. In healthcare, we’re seeing that AI can help in early detections of breast cancer without biopsies. This may sound a little overly dramatic - especially when you look at how AI can be used for good. With its exponential growth, comes the fear that AI will become an uncontrollable monster that takes over the world with its intelligence (as many fictional movies depict). Understandably so when you can see it changing many facets of daily life from the likes of healthcare and education, all the way to what social media posts you see in your feed. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making headlines around the world everyday.