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But there is a difference between choosing from a range of options and taking an action—in this case, making a purchase; in other cases, adopting a political or philosophical position or ideology—without ever knowing what the initial range of possibilities or implications was, entrusting a machine to preemptively shape the options.
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When information is contextualized, it becomes knowledge. When knowledge compels convictions, it becomes wisdom.
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they did not use them against each other or in conflicts with smaller countries or armed movements with more rudimentary arsenals—a bitter truth experienced by France in Algeria, the United States in Korea, and the United States and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
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AIs such as the US Air Force’s ARTUμ have already flown planes and operated radar systems during test flights. In ARTUμ’s case, the AI’s developers designed it to make “final calls” without human override but limited its capabilities to flying a plane and operating a radar system.
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Individuals and societies that enlist AI as a partner to amplify skills or pursue ideas may be capable of feats—scientific, medical, military, political, and social—that eclipse those of preceding periods.
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AI permits us to navigate these realms more effectively. It finds information and identifies trends that traditional algorithms could not—or at least not with equal grace and efficiency. In so doing, it not only expands physical reality but also permits expansion and organization of the burgeoning digital world.
For example, in airline and automotive emergencies, should an AI copilot defer to a human? Or the other way around?
Was it a form of AI that drove the 737Max(s) into the ground?
AIs could diverge from our expectations and, consequently, our intentions. The decision to confine, partner with, or defer to it will not be made by humans alone.
