Microsoft Insists AI is Good
Microsoft wants to expedite the AI development and does not buy any technology-related concerns.
According to Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, the government needs to expedite AI regulation.
Not only does it have more potential for the good of humanity than any other technology before it, says Smith, but it can also be used in a wide array of areas.
Take, for instance, its applications in medicine and pharmaceutical research, where it exhibits tremendous promise in facilitating disease diagnosis, drug discovery, and even tracing the victims of disasters.
Smith doesn’t believe there’s an air of mystery to AI, saying that a simple device like Roomba, a cleaning robot available on the market, is also AI-powered.
Addressing common concerns about AI, he said the technologies we are accustomed to today were likely once viewed as dangerous too.
When it comes to fake AI-generated images, such as the one depicting an artificial explosion near the Pentagon, he says special labels should be in place to ensure that we can mark and detect them.
“You embed what we call metadata, it’s part of the file, if it’s removed, we’re able to detect it. If there’s an altered version, we, in effect, create a hash. Think of it like the fingerprint of something, and then we can look for that fingerprint across the internet,” Smith said.
Still, he agreed there should be a safe break just in case. He also admits that he supports the creation of a new government agency for AI regulation.
Commenting on the potential of the technology to affect the labor market, he said it wouldn’t happen overnight.
“For most of us, the way we work will change,” Smith said. “This will be a new skill set we’ll need to, frankly, develop and acquire.”
Previously, Gagarin News reported that Elon Musk had unveiled advanced Tesla bots.
