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POF INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WAH CANTT Presentation Topic: “TOPIC” Junior Basic Officers Course-II (From 19 Sep to 29 Oct 2022) Presented by: Name Desig-Fy Date: _____
DESTRUCTIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION • Introduction • Currency of the Issue • Background • Types of AI • Loss of Jobs • Loss of Privacy
AI Bias • Thought Manipulation • Threat of Deepfakes • Autonomous Warfare • Conclusion • Recommendations • Q&A
INTRODUCTION • WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • Branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence • Examples • Self driving cars • Digital assistants like Siri, Alexa etc • Deepfakes
CURRENCY OF THE ISSUE • European Union is seeking to regulate AI through legislative action 1 • Google’s former head Eric Schmidt considers AI as dangerous as nuclear weapons 2 • Deepfakes pose a threat of cyberbullying, misinformation & cyber attacks 3 References https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/07/ai-eu-moves-to-beat-the-algorithms-that-ruin-lives https://www.vice.com/en/article/3adbwy/eric-schmidt-thinks-ai-is-as-powerful-as-nukes https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/deepfakes-pose-a-growing-danger-new-research-says/
BACKGROUND • English mathematician Alan Turing posed a question in 1950 “Can machines think?” • Turing Test
‘ELIZA’ a chatter bot program developed by Joseph Weizenbaum of MIT was the first one to pass Turing Test in 1966 • In 1997 IBM’s computer Deep Blue made history by beating a Russian chess grandmaster
TYPES OF AI • Weak or Narrow AI • Designed to perform singular tasks • Goal oriented • Very intelligent • Cannot replicate human brain • Limited memory • Capable of deep learning
Examples of Weak AI Virtual Assistants Self driving cars Autonomous Weapons Facial Recognition
Artificial General Intelligence • Also called Strong / Deep AI • Mimics human intelligence • Can self learn • Solves Problems • Still at experimental stages
Artificial Super Intelligence • Hypothetical at this stage • Surpasses human intelligence • Self aware • Greater ability to process data • Subject of science fiction
LOSS OF JOBS • AI has already caused a large scale un-employment through automation • Predictable and repeatitive tasks are first to be replaced • Retail sales, hospitality and warehouse labor is already being replaced by AI • White collar jobs are now also at risk • Advancement in AI puts more jobs at risk everyday
LOSS OF PRIVACY • Smartphones record our every activity • Data is sold to corporations • Governments and hackers can use it to spy on users • Social media is not free; we pay through our data • Personalized ads on social media are an example
AI BIAS • Banks and organizations are using self learning AI algorithms to make important decisions for people • AI algorithms use credit, debt and bill payment history of individuals to make decisions • AI can potentially impact life changing moments such as getting a loan for education & house buying • AI is prone to racial and demographic bias
THOUGHT MANIPULATION • AI algorithms on social media can shape the way we think • AI based suggestions on Youtube are only the videos we are most likely to click on • This one sided focus slowly shapes our thinking un intentionally • Same risk befalls the instagram user feed • A study found instagram related depression & anxiety issues in teenagers 4 Reference 4. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-google-exec-describes-4-top-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence
THREAT OF DEEPFAKES • Deepfakes uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to replace the likeness & voice of a person with another in video • Technology has been around since 2018 • Deepfakes are used for: • Financial frauds • Spreading misinformation & fake news • Cyber bullying & blackmail • Identity theft
AUTONOMOUS WARFARE • Autonomous weapons are AI based systems that are programmed to kill e.g slaughterbots • They are programmed to select, identify and kill human targets without human intervention • AI weaponry can be used for assasinations & selectively killing an ethnic group • First documented use of autonomous weapon was in March 2021 in Libya 5 Reference 5. https://futureoflife.org/2021/11/30/an-introduction-to-the-issue-of-lethal-autonomous-weapons/
Autonomous weapons are incapable of comprehending value of human life
CONCLUSION • Artificial Intelligence as a technology is not inherently destructive or bad • Problems arise due to unregulated use of AI based technology • Unregulated use of AI ignores its broader consequences on society and its moral aspects • In 2017 Elon Musk asked for AI regulation 6 Reference: 6. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2022/04/26/elon-musks-biggest-worry-00027915
RECOMMENDATIONS • Legislative actions by Governments to regulate AI • Autonomous weaponry must be discouraged at global scale • Becoming personally aware regarding dangers & implications of AI based technology on our lives • Acquirung high skill level to couteract AI based job automation • Strentghening our human values