By: Mark Lacey
Computer AI sentience has been the subject of heated debate for decades, and questions remain about whether Al will, or even can, become conscious. AI is moving at breakneck speed, led by big tech, which has a history of advancing technologies that have exploited human dignity and violated our privacy. One Social was founded to address the mess that big tech has created by building billion dollar empires on the backs of people's data and violating human dignity, resulting in a mental health catastrophe.
I find these concerns along with advancing AI and neurological brain sciences most threatning and will be presenting in my film ' Our Brains Don't Have Firewalls' which you can watch a preview in the video message below. I spearheaded the development of One Social, with an ethical code to protect and foster human dignity. Our brains lack firewalls and we would never consider using computers without them, why do industries think they can without consequences? We must protect our minds and bodies from any misuse of emerging technologies. One social cause is ensuring that we protect our human dignity as AI continues to advance at breakneck speed.
I have also signed the 'Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter' at Future of Life Institute at
https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/
We must ensure that AI is not left in the hands of these large tech corporations that are only interested in profiting from human data exploitation. We are on the verge of a bifurcation of humanity unless we establish an interalogical relationship with AI that respects human dignity and that we have new international laws and codes of conduct that protects our rights to mental integrity, otherwise, we will be left to live in a very strange world where we are ruled by the algorithm.
Although the algorithmic models of machine learning are computational, the intelligibility of their outcomes—like human knowing-how—cannot always be articulated by AI researchers. Rather than a problem to be overcome, many in the AI fields suggest that herein lies the path to be followed in future interalogical work done in forging a third, synergistic, way forward in human-machine relations. This requires a lot of nuance and baby steps to get right, which cannot happen in this new arms race—an AI arms race—where human rights can be trampled before the gates open.
In my video message below I share the inspirations for One Social and to the many content creators and artists who have had to compete with algorithms with a warning about the growing threats to our human freedoms, liberties and dignity. I also provide a sneak peak of my film 'Our Brains Don't Have Firewalls' that exposes the dark side if big tech that continues to be hidden from public, which is part of our AI Manifesto Series premiering here this summer.
As we publish this video, US government leaders on both sides of the aisle are engaging in yet another display of lip service and scour, this time directed at Tik Tok's CEO. While no action has been taken against our domestic big tech's mountain of unethical and harmful business practices, no accountability has emerged, and a new tech war has erupted. The AI Arms Race (yes, it's weaponized) has been coined.
Less than 24 hours ago, a paper was released on March 23rd, 2023, that will reverberate throughout the world. I read all 154 papers in one sitting. The paper suggests GPT 4 has ( and I quote) "sparks of artificial general intelligence." This isn't just hype; The white papers go through hundreds of examples that show exactly what the unrestrained GPT 4 is capable of. One of the highlights is the incredible ability to use tools effectively - an emergent capability not found in Chat GPT4. This paper may well change thoughts on the state of AGI and Sentient AI becoming emergent- if it has'nt already.
We developed One Social as a solution to Big Tech's unethical business practices and to help raise awareness to ensure that we have better protections in place for our human dignity and Legal Right to Mental Integrity.
Watch the podcast below to learn more about One Cause and the dark secrets of big tech that are hidden from public view. One social cause is raising awareness about the threats that advancing technologies pose to our minds and bodies.
I discuss my AI Manifesto and Code of Ethics for One Social below and at this link.
https://onesocial.live/onetv/420/ai-manifesto-our-brains-don’t-have-firewalls/
