Enlightenment values
This period is comparable to large cultural shifts in information, intellect, and opinion on large societal topics. The central focus of it this time (AI) is the tool being used to carry these values and provide insights into the changes hoped to be achieved.
it will not be achieved without a huge amount of effort and struggle by many brave and dedicated people
The benefits talked about will not be quickly nor easily reached, but sticking with it through the challenges is a must in order to allow AI to have the impact it's intended to.
In a similar vein, AI could be used to both aggregate opinions and drive consensus among citizens, resolving conflict, finding common ground, and seeking compromise
Unifying people through technology can offer benefits such as mutual collaboration and relying on each other to be helpful in building each other up rather than ostracizing people and dividing over things that don't require it.
And uncensored AI can also bring individuals powerful tools for undermining repressive governments
This increased access to information empowers humanity in a way that hasn't really been accessible before.
Humans are still a threat to each other
Because of this concept, ensuring that AI will be used properly is vital, for just as it can be a huge help to humanity, if used improperly, it can be turned into a weapon with devastating potential.
AI should help the developing world catch up to the developed world, even as it revolutionizes the latter.
Utilizing AI in this manner would greatly reduce the technological gap that currently exists right now and allow for the benefits of advancements in technology to have a much wider scope and therefore have even more of a positive impact on society at large.
“100 years of progress in 5-10 years”
This concept, in both physical and mental health, can prove wondrous for the human population and is just one example of the huge amounts of good AI can do for us, demonstrating why having thorough conversations on AI and its usage can prove to be hugely beneficial.
Many human societal structures are inefficient or even actively harmful, but are hard to change while respecting constraints like legal requirements on clinical trials, people’s willingness to change their habits, or the behavior of governments
Factors such as those mentioned here stall progress and advancement of AI, for charging ahead with disregard to these poses further risks that can be disastrous, but adhereing to each and every constraint makes it incredibly difficult to advance at all.
I am fortunate to have professional experience in both biology and neuroscience
Having a biological perspective on AI can tap into how people are meant to interact with this mock representation of intelligent life, as well as provide analysis on probable outcomes of different kinds of interaction.
just as I think most people are underestimating how bad the risks could be.
Failing to properly consider the risks posed by AI will only make it more likely that these risks cause significant harm, but currently a lot of discourse around risks in AI is chalked up to a general distrust in it and unwillingness to incorporate it into daily life