AI: The Peril And Opportunity Of Artificial Superintelligence

Artificial Intelligence is advancing at a dizzying pace. One analysis shows it doubling its abilities every seven months (news.sky.com/story/ai-is-developing-so-fast-it…).

And it’s surpassed humans in more than just trivia and Chess. Last year, an AI from Microsoft solved complex medical cases with 85% accuracy, far about the 20% average for experienced physicians (microsoft.ai/news/the-path-to-medical-superint…). And a recent Stanford report found that some of the newest A-I systems now match or beat the average human expert on PhD-level science questions.

But what happens when A-I is better and smarter than the brightest among us at every task? That’s called superintelligence.

Researchers disagree about how close we are to that sci-fi goal: is it years, or decades—or possible at all? And what happens if that genie-in-a-bottle is let loose? Some say the risk is as existential as total human extinction.

We’ll discuss the biggest promise – and peril – of AI’s advancement beyond humans.

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