Sam Harris: Can we build AI without losing control over it? TED Talk • /r/MachineLearning

Given the votes on this post so far I foresee at best a lukewarm reaction to this on this sub; which kind of makes sense because this is more of a technical/research sub than a discussion sub. For general discourse I'd recommend /r/AIethics or /r/ControlProblem (although I prefer the former even if it's less active). To answer your question though. Harris talks about us not being able to marshal the appropriate response to an AI armageddon, but anyone familiar with the AI Winter (which probably includes many on this sub, which probably explains the dissatisfaction with AI-focused dystopian musings) knows that if anything, we've had a cultural overreaction to the threat of AI vs. what harm -- if any -- it's actually caused. Lots of people talk about how dangerous AI could be, and there are lots of movies made that stir up a lot of fear of the implications of AI, but what intelligent systems have actually done is help diagnose illness, learn to play video games, and give us a platform for doing tons of new and exciting things in the world.