Does using AI feed the beast? Interesting name of the "arts program" in Sweden... Babel. 13:24 min.
He had my attention until the very end about climate change $$$. I've listened to a couple of his speeches over the years, but more recent ones feel a bit like he's warning humanity.
https://youtu.be/qB_DLoBTLMI?si=8ShZ3aD0OYbG3AoF
Yuval Noah Harari and Jessika Gedin discussing his latest book, 'Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI' on Babel – an arts program on Sweden's @svt channel. In this conversation with host Jessika Gedin, Harari explores one of today’s most pressing questions: what should we do when non-human intelligence threatens our existence?
'Nexus' examines how information networks have shaped human history – from ancient oral traditions to modern AI-driven societies. How have these networks empowered civilizations? And in an age of artificial intelligence, what risks do they pose?
Originally broadcast on October 18, 2024
Well, this is assuming the AI can actually identify the target. This is easy for machines like tanks and trucks, but it already becomes more difficult if both parties in a conflict use the same machinery (like the Russians and Ukrainians).
Or how can the AI tell the difference between a Russian quadcopter and a Ukrainian one? It can't visually.
If non-human intelligence threatens our existence, the solution is simply, Mr. Harari: Pull the plug lol.
I have read some of Harari's books. He is one of those guys who thinks he is really clever but mostly is just overestimating himself. Lots of speculation in his works and a lot of concepts that are just very far from the every day life we all live.
Besides, the real threat to our existence is the human insanity of the elite. It is exactly people like Harari who are dangerous to every normal human being.
Also: Even current weapon systems need to be programmed and sent on their way. The decision to do this is still one made by a human. It's not like we have roaming bands of self-sustaining, reproducing machines that go around executing their own agenda.