Half 1 of “The Logic Entice” trilogy, exploring the damaging intersection the place flawed human reasoning meets synthetic intelligence.
In I, Robotic, Detective Spooner asks the central query: “Can a robotic write a symphony? Can a robotic flip a canvas into a phenomenal masterpiece?” However he’s asking the flawed query. The true query is: Can we construct machines that don’t inherit our prejudices, blind spots, and capability for self-deception?
The reply, as we’re discovering in actual time, is a powerful no.
It was March 2016 when Microsoft unleashed Tay, an AI chatbot designed to be taught from conversations with individuals on Twitter. The objective was harmless sufficient: create a man-made intelligence that might interact in pleasant, informal dialog by studying from human interactions.
Inside 24 hours, Tay had turn out to be a racist, sexist nightmare.
The bot started spouting inflammatory statements, denying the Holocaust, and making deeply offensive remarks about ladies and minorities. Microsoft pulled the plug instantly, however the harm was performed — not simply to their repute, however to our collective…
