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Singularity and the Threat of Artificial Intelligence A millennial's perspective on the threat to humanity Ryan Litwin SN, CNA
Simple stone tools are used for the first time
2,600,000 B.C.
Humans learn to control and manipulate fire
800,000 B.C.
Earliest known use of the abacus, the first calculator
2,400 B.C.
Edison creates the lightbulb
1878 A.C.
The first computer is created
1936 A.C.
Shakey the Robot is the first mobile robot capable of making decisions
1969 A.C.
The first personal computer
The first handheld telephone
1973 A.C.
The worldwide web
1990 A.C.
Humans have impacted 85% of Earth’s surface
1995 A.C.
Deep Blue computer beats the world champion chess player in a chess game
1997 A.C.
BigDog, the first military robot used for transportation
2005 A.C.
2008 A.C.
Voice recognition developed for mobile devices
2015 A.C.
Self driving cars are first developed
IBM Watson defeats the two most successful Jeapordy players
2011 A.C.
The Roomba Vacuum becomes the first autonomous robot
2002 A.C.
The wheel is first used on a chariot
3,800 B.C.
Earliest development of the printing press
1,041 A.C.
BENEFITS
Main Idea: AI surpasses human ability to analyze large amounts of data.
Farming: Prediction of crops, irrigation, and weather.
Healthcare: Metanalysis of disease populations and samples, diagnosis and collaboration of care.
Transportation: AI can be used in fully autonomous vehicles and predictions of traffic patterns.
INTRODUCTION
SOLUTIONS
Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that has the power to think for itself, without human manipulation.
Singularity is the moment when technology becomes smarter than humans, maybe even out of the control of the humans who utilize and design it.
This poster is an examination of the threat to humankind of singularity becoming a reality.
The primary voice in the argument is a millennial, a voice from an underrepresented group in the growing discussion of AI.
Create a group of individuals focused on AI research.
Monitor the usage of AI.
Make AI democratically available to everyone.
Prevent the abuse of power.
Neuralink: A new company founded by Elon Musk that is creating a device that will help humans to merge with AI.
Figure 1: Confronting AI: These graphs depict the future of humanity. If humanity confronts AI (the green line), technology and life will succeed at an exponential rate. If humanity ignores the threats of AI (the red line), humanity will suffer at an exponential rate.
A MILLENIAL’S PROPOSAL
A committee of leading experts must be created to focus solely on AI research and its implications for humanity.
Limitations as a global society must be created for developing AI.
Society must be educated on AI and its implications. In addition, consumers should be taught on how to recognize the dangers of AI.
Individuals should make an effort to stay informed on technology consumption and technological advancements.
NOTABLE VOICES
CONCERNS
Ginni Rometty: CEO of IBM
Yann Lecun: Chief AI scientist for Facebook
Stephen Hawking: Theoretical Physicist
Elon Musk: CEO of Space X and Tesla
Greg Brockman: Cofounder of Open AI
Jeff Dean: Head of AI at Google
Martin Ford: Author of Rise of Robots
Main Idea: Becoming too dependent on technology.
Loss of Creativity: AI will replace the human need for design, creativity, and autonomous thought.
Bias: AI is restricted to the programmer and the program that is created. It does not consider ethics.
Loss of unskilled jobs: AI replaces laborers in the unskilled workforce.
Singularity: AI has potential to overpower humans.
De-evolution: Eventually, humans will dependent on technology and lose intelligence.
MILLENIALS
REFERENCES
Millennials include anyone who is years old.
They were born during the Information Age, the current technological time period.
Millennials have become accustomed to living with technology.
This group has become an example of how humans have become dependent on technology.
Millennials are an underrepresented voice in the discussion of AI, singularity, and the implications for the future.
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Figure 2: Human Evolution: The evolution of mankind and the inevitable de-evolution if artificial intelligence is not addressed.
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