Reconvene panel on A.I.

All being well, I'll be taking part in a virtual panel as part of Reconvene, on saturday August 15th:

The twitter announcement for this event reads:
Has AI failed us or have we failed AI? Let's delve into the discussion w. Martha Wells (@marthawells1), Ted Chiang, Alastair Reynolds, Karl Schroeder (@KarlSchroeder) & R.W.W. Greene (@rwwgreene). #reconvenesff #scifi #AI
Which my brain can't help but read as "Has Al failed us?" And I'm thinking - well. c'mon, give me a chance, we haven't even had the ...
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Published on August 06, 2020 08:07
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William From MIT in 1971, here is a 4 sentence story showing how hard real AI is:

1. John goes into a restaurant
2. He orders lobster
3. He pays his bill and leaves.
Now, what did John eat?
No AI is remotely close yet to answering this question, easily answered by a 4 year old child.

Still, the coming of "marketed" AI portends life-death and health decisions being made by software, and we all know how bug-free that is these days.

"Marketed" AI must be regulated, like any other dangerous item which may appear benign at first glance.

Regards,
William Donelson


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