Whether it’s a knife, a car, social media, or artificial intelligence, technology is power.
There’s no reason why we shouldn’t use the familiar and mature car safety culture and practices to improve AI (and other technologies’) safety.
This means user training (driver licenses), built-in safety features (eg. seat belts, air bags), frequent public service announcements, independent and rigorous safety and reliability reviews, rules and regulations (traffic rules), enforcement (traffic police), insurance, development and testing in controlled environments, guards against deliberate or accidental misuse, guards against (large) advances with (large) uncertainties, and promoting safe attitudes and mutual accountability (eg. reject road rage).
If we can’t educate the public, media, technologists, and politicians in simple, engaging terms, and inspire them to take action, then we’ll always be at risk.
Whether it’s a knife, a car, social media, or artificial intelligence, technology is power.
There’s no reason why we shouldn’t use the familiar and mature car safety culture and practices to improve AI (and other technologies’) safety.
This means user training (driver licenses), built-in safety features (eg. seat belts, air bags), frequent public service announcements, independent and rigorous safety and reliability reviews, rules and regulations (traffic rules), enforcement (traffic police), insurance, development and testing in controlled environments, guards against deliberate or accidental misuse, guards against (large) advances with (large) uncertainties, and promoting safe attitudes and mutual accountability (eg. reject road rage).
If we can’t educate the public, media, technologists, and politicians in simple, engaging terms, and inspire them to take action, then we’ll always be at risk.
Technology is Power: Raising Awareness Of Technological Risks