These “get used to the robots” messages have been hitting the big corporate media outlets lately. Like the featured video with Marco Tempest, a self-described Virtual Magician and Techno-illusionist. Using The Art of Deception to Sell Robots is ______… fill in the blank!
Here is article from Wired where Eric Schmidt tells us not to fear the AI… contrary to the recent statements from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, who both sound like they might be freaking out a little about the impact of Artificial Intelligence. Just do a search for “Elon Musk AI Summoning the Demon”.
I really think an important point to remember when listening to anything that Eric Schmidt and Google representatives have to say is that they are technology SALES persons and Advertisers. The discussion below includes Condoleezza Rice, with topics on the future of technology in war, politics, business, intelligence gathering, and more. Is this an educational discussion on the impacts of the internet, or a modern and sophisticated advertisement for information products? Is there a difference anymore?
Additional Links:
Google’s Eric Schmidt: Don’t Fear the Artificially Intelligent Future | WIRED.
Stephen Hawking Terrified of AI | HuffPost
Elon Musk: ‘With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon” | WashingtonPost
Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen | Inc.com