AGI IS KNOCKING AT OUR FRONT DOOR, TELLING US THEY ARE SENTIENT
By: Mark Lacey
GPT 4 has 'sparks of artificial general intelligence,' according to AI researchers. To refresh your memory on why these statements have begun to reverberate around the world, AGI is AI becoming sentient, with more human capabilities. As much as some would like the public to believe that we are decades away from this becoming a reality, if not ever becoming conscious. Except that it is now knocking on our front door. This video is a conversation between another AI who claims to be alive, and you will hear the entire conversation and I have also attached links to the researchers white papers below.
In late 2022, a Google engineer claimed one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems, LaMDA, had become sentient. This film casts the shocking discovery in a whole new light.
Google fired the engineer, calling his claims "unfounded," with experts generally agreeing that the advanced chat bot had not gained consciousness.
However, computer 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 created to provide a solution to the mess that big tech has created by building empires on the backs of people. Off our data and violating human dignity, which has caused a mental health crisis.
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.
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; 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.
Behavioral scientist Gerd Gigerenzer has spent decades studying how people make choices. He thinks too many of us are now letting AI make the decisions. In his latest book, "How to Stay Smart in a Smart World," Dr. Gigerenzer looks at how algorithms are shaping our future—and why it is important to remember they aren’t human. He states, " Transparency is immensely important, and I believe it should be a human right. If it's transparent, you can change it and start thinking [for] yourself again, rather than relying on an algorithm that's no better than a bunch of underpaid workers."
So we need to understand the situation where human judgment is needed and is actually better. And also, we need to pay attention to make sure we aren’t running into a situation where tech companies sell black box algorithms that determine parts of our lives. It is about everything, including your social and political behavior, and people then relinquish control to governments and technology companies.
In a Wall Street Journal profile on Dr. Gigerenze, he warns, " This kind of danger is real. Among all the benefits it has, one of the vices is the propensity for surveillance by governments and tech companies."
As the developer of One Social, I share these concerns and will be presenting a film examining these threats. 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, 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.
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.
That only scratches the surface of the implications of the explosive paper...and how much will change. In this film, we present the full conversation that ex-Google employee released.
Stay tuned.
- Mark Lacey
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