Last week I asked whether AI is a bubble, boon or bane. My answers were, in order, “up to a point, yes, and yes”. Now, I want to consider the last query, about “banes” more deeply. The issues I will consider are: just how dangerous is AI, what should we do to contain it and will any form of regulation work? My main conclusions will be that it is definitely dangerous, we should certainly try to regulate it, and yet, in all probability, the attempt will fail.Some have told me I have no right to comment because I am no expert. Others argue that we must embrace whatever technology gives us, because it is the source of economic growth. Both views are wrong. A democracy is a shared political project. We all have a right to participate in debates on how to manage dangerous new technologies.
上周我曾探讨人工智能究竟是泡沫、是福、还是祸？我的答案依次是：“在某种程度上是；是；是。”现在，我想更深入地思考最后一个问题：人工智能是祸吗？我将考虑的议题是：人工智能究竟有多危险？我们应该如何遏制它？有没有任何形式的监管将会奏效？我的主要结论是：它肯定是危险的；我们肯定应该尝试监管它；然而，这种尝试极有可能会失败。