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Topics: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
Britt Jones
An engineer who predicted the way artificial intelligence would impact the world way back when 10 years ago, has now offered up what life will be like in 2030.
AI has come a long way from chatbots we used to use back in the day. Clunky little things with automated responses that gave little to no help for what we wanted.
Now? It’s super-fast technology that is truly transforming how we live and work on a day-to-day basis.
But while it has the opportunity to revolutionise everything we know, there have been sceptics.
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For example, just recently, Geoffrey Hinton, the British scientist who is known for his work on artificial neural networks, spoke candidly about the risks of artificial intelligence since leaving Google in 2023.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Hinton suggests: “When the assistant is much smarter than you, how are you going to retain that power? There is only one example we know of a much more intelligent being controlled by a much less intelligent being, and that is a mother and baby . . . If babies couldn’t control their mothers, they would die.”
I assume we’re the mothers in this instance? Or are we the babies? That’s a scary thought.
Even Bulgarian Seer Baba Vanga lent her prophetic powers to AI before her death decades ago.
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She believed AI would begin its world domination, with a major turning point occurring next year.
Uruguayan engineer, Federico Pascual spoke at TEDx Durazno in 2014 where he stated that AI is ‘going to affect every aspect of work we know.’
Of course, he wasn’t wrong.
At the time, he was working for MonkeyLearn, an AI company that was sold to a US company in 2022 for millions.
But by 2030, things are going to be bad news for journalists (yikes).
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He warned: "An expert on the subject predicts that by 2030, nearly 90% of the articles and news we read will be written by similar systems."
He added: "By 2029, computers will reach the same cognitive level as humans. We each have to start looking at what we can do to avoid losing our jobs."
As for how he feels now, he’s pretty much keeping the same thoughts.
He said as per the Daily Star: "Most people thought I was crazy or exaggerating.
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"Today, all the models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind are based on that.”
However, he thinks a lot of workers will remain safe from AI’s takeover, noting: “The basics are being automated. Those with talent and who provide direction, judgment, or taste remain key.”
He said those creating models should remain wary, stating that if ‘you don't retain it until you're sure it's safe: you launch it anyway because you don't want to be left behind’ and ‘the issue of safety is left aside.’
He added: "At the end of the day, it all depends on us. We can stay behind or seize opportunities, but it's not technology that decides, it's how we deal with it. Technology will continue to advance; what matters is how we deal with it...Today, all you need is a computer or cell phone, regardless of the make or model, and internet access. With that, you can use tools like ChatGPT or Gemini. All you need is the desire and curiosity to try them out."