"AI is programmed by humans" -- a common misconception. For one thing, AIs are already PROGRAMMING THEMSELVES to some extent (see below),
Current forms of AI (Large Language Models for instance) are trained on vast amounts of data and use that data in ways that are not always possible to predict, as recent news items about strange AI behavior suggests. Humans program the framework, as it were, of the AI, but not in such a way that precise predictions can be made about the system's behavior in every situation.
Even simple programs often show unexpected behavior, which is why beta-testing is done -- programs do NOT always do what their creators expect in every situation, either because of programming errors or because the program encounters something the programmer did not expect. Most people today have experienced unexpected behavior from something on their computers at some point.
AI is far more complex than traditional programs, both in the program itself and in regards to the data it works with, and like the weather, this complexity and immense and changing data set (including varied and unpredictable queries) make precise prediction often impossible and ensures that even broad behavior is sometimes unexpected.
Here's a response FROM an AI -- Brave Browser's LEO -- to the query "Are AIs programming themselves to some extent already?"
AI systems are becoming increasingly capable of programming themselves to some extent. This is known as "self-programming" or "program synthesis." Self-programming AI systems use machine learning algorithms to generate code or modify existing code based on a set of inputs or goals. While these systems are still in the early stages of development, they have the potential to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of software development and other tasks that involve programming. However, it's important to note that self-programming AI systems are not yet at the level of human programmers, and they still require human oversight and input to ensure that they are functioning correctly and producing high-quality results.
Computers -- even hand-held calculators from decades ago -- are much faster at MATH than humans are. So are they "intelligent?"
Of course not. Human intelligence is organic and hugely multifaceted; it is based in an embodied organic being who moves through the world and lives socially among other humans, animals, plants, and other features of the natural world. This is why we have common sense and why we understand many things that computer do not. Also, we are genetically related to every other life-form on Earth, which is why we have empathy and a sense of connection to other life. Computers, not so much.
So computers are more CAPABLE and FASTER at certain tasks, and the sheer computing power and staggeringly large data available to them gives them the ability to mimic human responses more and more -- and will at some point, if not already, allow them to mimic us so well that we'll be unable to tell the difference in many situations.
Their intelligence will remain of a different quality from ours for a long time, however. And don't ever start believing they have any actual empathy for us.
"AI is programmed by humans" -- a common misconception. For one thing, AIs are already PROGRAMMING THEMSELVES to some extent (see below),
Current forms of AI (Large Language Models for instance) are trained on vast amounts of data and use that data in ways that are not always possible to predict, as recent news items about strange AI behavior suggests. Humans program the framework, as it were, of the AI, but not in such a way that precise predictions can be made about the system's behavior in every situation.
Even simple programs often show unexpected behavior, which is why beta-testing is done -- programs do NOT always do what their creators expect in every situation, either because of programming errors or because the program encounters something the programmer did not expect. Most people today have experienced unexpected behavior from something on their computers at some point.
AI is far more complex than traditional programs, both in the program itself and in regards to the data it works with, and like the weather, this complexity and immense and changing data set (including varied and unpredictable queries) make precise prediction often impossible and ensures that even broad behavior is sometimes unexpected.
Here's a response FROM an AI -- Brave Browser's LEO -- to the query "Are AIs programming themselves to some extent already?"
Good information, but would you call them intelligent? That would indicate something more than self-programming it seems
Is an automobile "fast?"
Compared to a human, yes, of course.
Computers -- even hand-held calculators from decades ago -- are much faster at MATH than humans are. So are they "intelligent?"
Of course not. Human intelligence is organic and hugely multifaceted; it is based in an embodied organic being who moves through the world and lives socially among other humans, animals, plants, and other features of the natural world. This is why we have common sense and why we understand many things that computer do not. Also, we are genetically related to every other life-form on Earth, which is why we have empathy and a sense of connection to other life. Computers, not so much.
So computers are more CAPABLE and FASTER at certain tasks, and the sheer computing power and staggeringly large data available to them gives them the ability to mimic human responses more and more -- and will at some point, if not already, allow them to mimic us so well that we'll be unable to tell the difference in many situations.
Their intelligence will remain of a different quality from ours for a long time, however. And don't ever start believing they have any actual empathy for us.