The Sorcerer's Apprentice
During their childhood, my two daughters and I shared many delightful moments watching Disney movies, with the 1940 classic "Fantasia" as a cherished favorite. Delighting in its magnificent music and visual spectacle, one segment that always stood out was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
Silicon Cambrian Explosion
Around 541 million years ago, Earth witnessed a mysterious moment in its evolutionary saga: a period of explosion in the diversity of life forms. Today, we stand on the threshold of a parallel epoch, the Silicon-Based Cambrian Explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a time of the Big Bang for silicon-based intelligence.
Montezuma's Revenge
— Curiosity, Humanity’s secret algorithm
Why can AI excel in all video games except Montezuma's Revenge? AI systems, built solely on rewards and punishments (such as maximizing scores and avoiding death), are bound to fail. The secret to creating an intelligent AI turns out to reside in the emulation of human curiosity - the secret algorithm of humanity.
Let there be Light
— The Genesis of Data Sapiens
The Architect created Silicon Sapiens with his own image, smart, easy to use, and a collaborative partner to co-govern the data and your business dominion. The Architect said to the AI, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the business need”.
Software becomes Humanware
As software transits from a mere tool to a collaborative partner and guide, it evolves into what we now call Humanware. This development ushers in a new era of symbiotic relationships between humans and machines. These relationships possess emergent properties that are poised to have a profound impact on the future.
AI: White Walkers or HAL 9000?
It seems all of a sudden, AI White Walkers breached the Wall and infiltrate the human realm, sending shockwaves throughout the seven kingdoms…
When examining potential AI threats, I would like to propose categorizing them into two broad categories: White Walkers and HAL 9000.