“We’re going to have to adjust,” says computer science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, David Brown, comparing AI tools to laptops or calculators, and that new technology often had critics in its early stages before finding its place in the education system.
A locally developed AI can screen for COVID-19 as fast as you can feed it X-rays.
Humanity has problems we’d like to solve. Higher intelligence is clearly desirable. But it comes with real risks, writes Nathan Timmerman.
OPINION By Nathan Timmerman There are many avenues into the future that could possibly lead to a calamitous destruction of our society. Climate change, natural disaster, war and an uncertain geopolitical landscape all pose grave dangers, and are routinely discussed. However, there is a perilous change occurring within the fabric of society with substantially more imminent implications than climate change. Something that, unlike war or foreign dictatorship, is rarely addressed and … Continued
