Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
· 1 min read · Summary from The Verge
Norbert Wiener, godfather of cybernetics, once said, "The thought of every age is reflected in its technique." For the past century, our thought has been reflected in our computers, including by those in the AI industry. Google's Demis Hassabis calls the brain "a biological approximation to a Turing machine." Elon Musk puts it more bluntly, […]
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The Verge reports that our minds are not designed to fully comprehend AI, citing historical and contemporary views on technology and the brain. It highlights concerns from figures like Wiener, Hassabis, and Musk about the limits of human understanding of AI.
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