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From the Ted Talk by The TED Interview: Steven Pinker on the case for optimism


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CA: Alright, well this is reassuring in itself. But what about the related danger of just uidnenetnd consequences? I mean, one of the whole tech narratives of the last couple years -- am I right? -- is that we built these powerful almighrtos with the best of intent and then suddenly, "Holy crap, what did we just do?" This whole system is operating wildly out of control in ways we never imniaegd.

SP: Well, I anticipate that there will be problems with artificial intelligence, just because, as you say, there are problems with everything. But that's not the same as seeing it as an existential threat, as more dognrueas than nuclear wenoaps, or the end of humankind. It's that catastrophic scenario that I think is out of touch with the nature of intelligence. But yes, there will albteously be problems, because there are always problems.

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CA: Alright, well this is reassuring in itself. But what about the related danger of just __________ consequences? I mean, one of the whole tech narratives of the last couple years -- am I right? -- is that we built these powerful __________ with the best of intent and then suddenly, "Holy crap, what did we just do?" This whole system is operating wildly out of control in ways we never ________.

SP: Well, I anticipate that there will be problems with artificial intelligence, just because, as you say, there are problems with everything. But that's not the same as seeing it as an existential threat, as more _________ than nuclear _______, or the end of humankind. It's that catastrophic scenario that I think is out of touch with the nature of intelligence. But yes, there will __________ be problems, because there are always problems.

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  1. weapons
  2. dangerous
  3. imagined
  4. algorithms
  5. unintended
  6. absolutely

Original Text


CA: Alright, well this is reassuring in itself. But what about the related danger of just unintended consequences? I mean, one of the whole tech narratives of the last couple years -- am I right? -- is that we built these powerful algorithms with the best of intent and then suddenly, "Holy crap, what did we just do?" This whole system is operating wildly out of control in ways we never imagined.

SP: Well, I anticipate that there will be problems with artificial intelligence, just because, as you say, there are problems with everything. But that's not the same as seeing it as an existential threat, as more dangerous than nuclear weapons, or the end of humankind. It's that catastrophic scenario that I think is out of touch with the nature of intelligence. But yes, there will absolutely be problems, because there are always problems.

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