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55 to do : the way we are able to reason , to make inferences , the way that we ’ re able to hold multiple representations of things in our heads and apply the appropriate ones at different times .”
In an interview with the Guardian in 2014 , Elon Musk declared — with his characteristic flair for the dramatic — “ I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence . If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is , it ’ s probably that .” Even keeping in mind the changing predictions concerning automation ’ s threat to the job market since then , it ’ s a bold claim .
Lewis smiles wryly before answering : “ I think that the existential risk to our society is believing that AI is perfect , and then leaving it to take on really very important jobs which it then does a bad job of . There are some problems humans find really easy to solve that machines find very difficult — and almost no amount of programming seems to fix that problem .”
If there are some things that AI can accomplish far better than any human , and some things that leave it a gibbering wreck , a collaborative relationship could prove beneficial for all . Robots
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