Is AI a Threat to Human Dignity? | Rosalind Picard & Max Tegmark at MIT

Speakers:
Rosalind Picard - Director of Affective Computing Research at MIT
Max Tegmark - Professor of Physics at MIT

Moderator:
Fr. Philip Larrey - Professor at Boston College

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:29 What Keeps You Engaged in AI Work?
00:05:51 How is Humanity Unique From Technology?
00:11:52 Could We Build a Digital God?
00:19:34 Is Technology Just a Tool?
00:23:00 Humility in the AI Sector
00:27:29 Values and AI Decisions
00:38:18 Who Should Decide AI Values?
00:41:42 Where Do Your Personal Values Come From?
00:46:17 Q&R: What Makes Humans Special in the Age of AI?
00:53:14 Q&R: Are There Capabilities Humans Have that AI Could Never Achieve?
00:59:03 Q&R: Will AI Demand Human Rights?
01:01:46 Q&R: How Can We Make a Difference with AI?
01:06:59 Q&R: What Gives You Hope for the Future?

[allensmith]

Capabilities that humans have that AI can never achieve: Love, empathy, sympathy, remorse, guilt, etc.

[spagetti]

the priest was giving max a hard time for no apparent reason

[mww]

I found the forum very interesting and informative. Rosalind and Max showed extensive knowledge of the subject and a real passion for the future of AI.
I think Rosalind performed better than Max. She seemed more comfortable with the existentialistic aspects of an AI future than Max did, as evidenced by her statements about her faith. I had fun noticing the progression of Max’s posture – he was almost horizontal in his chair by the end of the forum.
Neither of them stated the obvious difference between AI and humanity—that humanity can care for others and be concerned about them, while AI can neither care nor have concern.

[kurenian]

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[TruthspeakOfficial]

Tegmark and Picard are great, but Fr. Larrey really talks too much without actually saying anything. It would've been better just for Tegmark and Picard to interact.

[ytcdi]

Why are the journalists asking philosophical questions to professional scientists, instead of scientific ones? Why not leave such philosophical questions to the experts in such field, the professional philosopher?

[rtnjo]

it's getting really annoying listening Max Tegmark, why he can't just work on this public perception, be more a bit active and passionate about AI risks, and FINALLY FIX his the speech habit of sniffling as if he had an eternal runny nose, it's getting ridiculous