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Steve Fuller, Suzanne Livingston and Roman Yampolskiy debate how involved humans will be in an AI-powered society.
Will AI make humans redundant?
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The 2024 Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry were both won for AI-related science, leading some to claim that AI will soon be making novel scientific discoveries on its own. Start-ups are already attempting to create “The AI Scientist,” which will one day “fully automate scientific discovery.” And researchers at Imperial College argue AI will "usher in a new age of discovery to rival the golden age of the scientific method.” However, critics argue the scientific capability of AI remains unknown. Many argue that whilst it could speed up scientific discovery, it will never be able to identify scientific problems to focus on and more importantly initiate solutions.
Should we accept that AI will never make novel scientific discoveries, and see the idea that it could as marketing hype and a misunderstanding of how computers work? Or are we about to enter a new golden age and uncover the mysteries of reality with the help of intelligent machines?
#artificialintelligence #transhumanism #superintelligence #chatgpt #cyborg
Computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy, philosopher Steve Fuller, and co-curator of AI: More than Human Suzanne Livingston debate whether AI can make novel scientific discoveries. Hosted by Güneş Taylor.
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Steve Fuller, Suzanne Livingston and Roman Yampolskiy debate how involved humans will be in an AI-powered society.
Will AI make humans redundant?
With a free trial, you can watch the full debate NOW at iai.tv/video/ai-and-the-mysteries-of-reality?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description
The 2024 Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry were both won for AI-related science, leading some to claim that AI will soon be making novel scientific discoveries on its own. Start-ups are already attempting to create “The AI Scientist,” which will one day “fully automate scientific discovery.” And researchers at Imperial College argue AI will "usher in a new age of discovery to rival the golden age of the scientific method.” However, critics argue the scientific capability of AI remains unknown. Many argue that whilst it could speed up scientific discovery, it will never be able to identify scientific problems to focus on and more importantly initiate solutions.
Should we accept that AI will never make novel scientific discoveries, and see the idea that it could as marketing hype and a misunderstanding of how computers work? Or are we about to enter a new golden age and uncover the mysteries of reality with the help of intelligent machines?
#artificialintelligence #transhumanism #superintelligence #chatgpt #cyborg
Computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy, philosopher Steve Fuller, and co-curator of AI: More than Human Suzanne Livingston debate whether AI can make novel scientific discoveries. Hosted by Güneş Taylor.
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