Zachary Powell
AI is dead, long live AK
#1about 3 minutes
How science fiction shaped our understanding of AI
Fictional portrayals of AI have created public expectations of thinking, self-aware machines that differ greatly from today's technology.
#2about 2 minutes
Contrasting fictional AI with today's narrow AI
Real-world AI lacks the emotional understanding and self-awareness seen in fiction, functioning more as a narrow tool for specific tasks.
#3about 1 minute
Redefining AI as artificial knowledge
The term "Artificial Knowledge" more accurately describes current technology's ability to learn and reason without true intelligence.
#4about 4 minutes
Testing AI's creativity with generated crochet patterns
AI-generated crochet patterns for a chicken, monster, and frog reveal a lack of genuine creativity and understanding of physical form.
#5about 3 minutes
Examples of AI failing to grasp reality
AI-generated video, factual hallucinations, and chatbot manipulation demonstrate that current models lack common sense and can be confidently wrong.
#6about 3 minutes
Practical and powerful uses for artificial knowledge
Despite its limitations, AI is a powerful tool for specific tasks like generating boilerplate code, voice transcription, and medical diagnosis.
#7about 2 minutes
The ethical risks of calling knowledge intelligence
Labeling AI as "intelligent" creates misplaced public trust and allows companies to evade accountability for model outputs.
#8about 3 minutes
A call to embrace the term artificial knowledge
The speaker concludes by urging the audience to adopt the more accurate term "Artificial Knowledge" to better frame the technology's capabilities and limitations.
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