Lesson 11- (semi final) Flashcards
When the stunning article “_____________” by Bill Joy, chief scientist for Sun Microsystems, made the cover of Wired Magazine in April 2000, it created quite a rumble in high- tech circles.
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
Its argument was that “our most powerful 21st century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are threatening to make humans an _________.”
endangered species
__________ was writing about out of control, self-replicating technologies that, once the stuff of science fiction, were now on the way in decades if not years.
Bill Joy
_________ percent of the volume of stock trading in the U.S. is now driven by computers and their algorithms—a mere glimmer of the future pictured by Mr. Joy.
70%
_________, for example, may be intended for certain purposes by government militaries, but then emerge as more dreaded unintended consequences where, for example, these weapons decide themselves when and whom to strike
Autonomous weaponry
Artificial intelligence (AI) or “_________” are worrying far more of the serious scientists/technologists than those few who speak out publically
thinking machines
__________, a big thinker, noted that “humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.”
Stephen Hawking
__________ is not a characteristic of the companies developing robotics for businesses that want to replace tens of millions of both white collar and blue-collar jobs
Self-restraint
But the warnings coming from people like ___________, author of the runaway best-seller Black Swan and _________, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, co- author of the textbook on artificial intelligence who writes about “risks that could lead to human extinction,” need to reach wider audiences.
Nassim Taleb
Stuart Russell
Complex systems can be very fragile in ways not foreseen until they happen! That is why________ saw all three of these technologies—nanotechnology, genetic engineering and artificial intelligence—as interwoven systems expanding over the globe beyond human control.
Bill Joy
What are the 3 technologies bill joy saw as interwoven systems expanding over the globe beyond human control.?
- nanotechnology
- genetic engineering
- artificial intelligence
machine-made decisions will bring better results than man-made ones. what challenge is this?
the new luddite challenge
Pros of technology (4)
- Improves efficiency for Business
- Saves time
- Better Communication
- Reduces cybercrime risks
Cons of technology (4)
1.Extreme dependability
2. Expensive
3. Shortage of jobs
4. Malfunctions
