Depending on how paranoid you are, this research from Stanford and Google will be either terrifying or fascinating. A machine learning agent intended to transform aerial images into street maps and back was found to be cheating by hiding information it would need later in “a nearly imperceptible, high-frequency signal.” Clever girl!
This occurrence reveals a problem with computers that has existed since they were invented: they do exactly what you tell them to do.
You can read the rest @
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/31/this-clever-ai-hid-data-from-its-creators-to-cheat-at-its-appointed-task/
Today's AI are programmed by humans, so it's to be expected they act like we do.
Former Senator Harry Reid claims that President Trump is amoral and has no conscience:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dying-harry-reid-on-trump-hes-amoral-has-no-conscience
Dear Harry - Unfortunately the same could be said about many humans and just about everyone in Washington, DC.
Wait until AI starts programming itself. Will it then "have a conscience"? I see no reason to think that it will. The current trend is encourage our children to break the rules, and I'm quite certain this is something AI will do in spades.
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