Benjamin Chan Threads

The message is clear: Artificial Intelligence is unstoppable, whether we want it or not. But it isn't some omnipotent being. Everything it knows comes from whoever taught it: Humans.

Back-breaking tasks can now be outsourced to AI at a fraction of the time and cost. But AI will not take your jobs. AI actually opens far more job opportunities - for people who manage it. A video of what the Google's CEO says about it: ↓

In 2021, researchers used machine learning to predict over 214M protein structures. From 1960s-2020: 170k proteins solved. 2021 alone: 214 MILLION solved. A 50 year problem, solved in days. This has allowed us to develop cures for many once incurable diseases, such as cancer.

AI has led to never-seen-before health breakthroughs. Neurolink, which creates a brain-to-AI connection, allows people with ALS, blindness, and spinal injury to have access to the Internet. Many people can live normal lives again... But that's not the best part:

It reminds me of a quote by Einstein: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Will AI be a part of that?

Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and many others have signed a statement taking the risk of human extinction from AI more seriously. Elon Musk tried to pause AI development for 6 months so we could step back and think. But with every country racing to control AI... It was a lost cause.

AI & Warfare: Battles are fought based on quick decisions and information. Whoever acts on facts quicker, wins. AI, with endless information, will soon overtake us at making decisions that get the desired result. Watch the video below for an example ↓

AI & Government: Some fear that AI will enable the government to create a social scoring system. That's like having a credit score for everything. With AI, the government can have their eyes on you 24/7 - on the guise of "stopping crime before it happens."

AI & Data: Being in the Internet Age makes us more prone to data leaks. With everything stored online, anyone can use AI to steal personal information (e.g. addresses) and wreck havoc on whoever they choose. It's an invasion of personal privacy. And this is just the start...

But AI is like a genie. You get exactly what you wish for, not what you want. For example, if we told AI to stop global warming, it might calculate that the best way to do so is to kill off all humans. It gets worse...