This is a bonus episode where I go solo to discuss the emergence of Artificial Intelligence and the potential downsides of it.
It goes without saying that I am very excited about the prospects of AI but I wanted to take a contrarian approach to my own ideas on the benefits of these disruptive technologies and discuss in length some potential harms that may arise.
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Highlights:
00:00 intro
03:14 DeepFakes
04:30 AI and Extortion
05:41 Greenskull AI Uses Voice Cloning
06:53 Risks for Individuals
07:57 Watermark for ChatGPT
09:58 Ray Kurzweil's Predictions
11:00 Using AI for misinformation.
14:00 We must build a foundation based on protecting the individual
SOURCES:
AI experts warn deepfakes could lead to crimes like extortion and terrorism
https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/ai-experts-warn-deepfakescould-lead-to-crimes-like-extortion-and-terrorism
Deepfakes Ranked as Most Serious AI Threat
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/aug/deepfakes-ranked-most-serious-ai-crime-threat
AI-enabled future crime
https://crimesciencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40163-020-00123-8
Predictions by Ray Kurzweil
https://www.kurzweilai.net/futurism-ray-kurzweil-claims-singularity-will-happen-by-2045#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20have%20also%20set%20the,level%20intelligence%2C%E2%80%9D%20Kurzweil%20said.
Extortion and AI
https://securityintelligence.com/articles/how-protect-against-deepfake-attacks-extortion/
Open AI Watermark for ChatGPT
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/10/openais-attempts-to-watermark-ai-text-hit-limits/
DeepFakes: Is This Video Even Real?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OqFY_2JE1c
Greenskull AI Video on Voice Cloning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RUQ_vZ-og0