A few days ago,AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton He was interviewed by The Diary Of A CEO and shared a lot of AI development, applications, and the very fascinating 'What will AI replace' in this interview.
Hinton said he was "slow" to recognize the risks of AI. He said he realized from ChatGPT that the digital intelligences being created by humans have certain qualities that make them far superior to the biological intelligence humans possess. At the same time, Hinton said, AI is also like visualizing the workings of the human brain, allowing humans to learn even more incredible things.
In terms of the content of the risk, Hinton points to two areas - theOne is the risk of humans misusing AI, and the other is AI becoming super smart and deciding it doesn't need us anymore.Hinton also points out that many people are now half-hearted about the second risk, but he is quite clear that 'it is a real risk'.
Whether AI poses a threat to humans because it doesn't need them is "hard to say," Hinton said, explaining that we don't know how big the risks are - in other words, we're not in a risky situation yet, so we don't have a direct way of knowing what the risks look like in concrete terms.
For risk.Hinton still maintains the idea of "setting the rules" and believes that the boundaries of AI should not be limited to individuals and companies, but need to be covered across the board.
On the concern of "what will AI replace", Hinton said "AI is already better than us in many specific fields", Hinton said it is only a matter of time for superintelligence to overtake humans in all fields, but this time is still not well defined because it depends on human's attitude towards AI, and he predicted that "superintelligence will appear in 10-20 years".
In the future world of superintelligence, Hinton makes his own predictions:AI will quickly replace jobs like legal/paralegal assistants, while the physical operations side of the business will require humanoid robots to become commonplace before they are replaced.
For the above situation, Hinton also expresses his inner thoughts - follow your heart and do what you find interesting, and this is the motivation to keep surviving and acting.Hinton emphasizes:
"Focus on things that you find interesting, meaningful, and that contribute to society."