Of course I am concerned. I think everybody who follows that situation is concerned because, in the short term, it can be used in ways that are going to make journalism almost impossible because it would be so difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake. So that is only one problem. And there are dozens of problems. And in the long run, living with a superior intelligence is a big threat. So, I think many people are concerned, and so am I.
Daniel Kahneman
Psychologist, Nobel laureate in economics, Princeton professor emeritus; died 2024
Asked whether he was concerned about the rapid development of artificial intelligence, Daniel Kahneman said he was, that in the short term AI could make journalism almost impossible because it would be so difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake, and that in the long run living with a superior intelligence is a big threat.
Princeton University professor of psychology and public affairs emeritusPublished May 28, 2023 · date of remarks not establishedInterview with Athanasios Katsikidis
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Therefore, there is certainly room for improvement in the way that judges operate. Are you concerned about the rapid development of artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, without human limits? Of course I am concerned. I think everybody who follows that situation is concerned because, in the short term, it can be used in ways that are going to make journalism almost impossible because it would be so difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake. So that is only one problem. And there are dozens of problems. And in the long run, living with a superior intelligence is a big threat. So, I think many people are concerned, and so am I. If you had the power to impose a rule on the AI algorithm, what would it be?
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