With advances in artificial-intelligence technology developing more rapidly than ever, the potential for AI to assist us in nearly everything we do is not a far-fetched reality. However, there’s a possibility that super-intelligent AI machines could develop complete autonomy and act against human interests despite being able to deliver efficiently. People worry that smart gadgets and similar technology will develop into super-intelligent, out-of-control machines that will enslave the world, as depicted in a lot of AI based films. The answer to whether you should be concerned about this reveals a fundamental yet little known fact about the human mind. In this panel, we will be having a conversation with AI experts to find out if fears about AI overtaking humankind have any foundings at all.

Speakers

Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell is a senior research scientist in Google’s Research & Machine Intelligence group, working on artificial intelligence. Her research involves vision-language and grounded language generation, focusing on how to evolve artificial intelligence towards positive goals.

Nick Bostrom

Philosopher Nick Bostrom envisioned a future full of human enhancement, nanotechnology and machine intelligence long before they became mainstream concerns. From his famous simulation argument to his work on existential risk, Bostrom approaches both the inevitable and the speculative using the tools of philosophy, probability theory, and scientific analysis.