The Real And Present Danger Of AIIn the end, as in the beginning of new cultures or technologies, philosophy matters most. The philosophical conflict in the murky world of AI development, over the so-called doomers versus the ‘accelerationists’/commercializers, has spilled out onto the boardroom floors. The sheer pettiness, power plays and internecine warfare at ChatGPT over the firing of “the biggest figure in A.I. But the real and present danger is to the human brain. A widespread realization of the human brain’s capacity for insight, which Artificial Thought (Artificial Intelligence is a misnomer) will never have, is urgently needed.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2023 10:06 UTC