“Extraordinary recent advances in AI have led to alarming predictions of existential threats to humanity. While there are many risks associated with the new technologies, there are also many benefits,” says Professor Geoff Webb, Department of Data Science & AI, Faculty of Information Technology.
“We need to do our utmost to control the risks while ensuring Australia shares in the many benefits. There are good reasons to be concerned, but predictions of the ‘end of humanity’ are overblown.
“Be alert, not alarmed. Instead of being paralysed by fear we should seize the opportunities by investing in training to enable our workforce to best benefit from the power of AI, and invest in research so that we can adapt technologies to serve our national interest.”
A big statement indeed. Do you worry about AI being a threat? Or do you see the benefits? What is the biggest threat/benefit you predict?