This course explores the implications of self-taught, A.I. powered robots on humanity's future. Participants will delve into topics such as machine learning, neural networks, artificial general intelligence, consciousness in machines, and ethics in A.I. The course aims to help learners understand the potential risks and benefits of advanced A.I. technologies, and how to align A.I. development with human values. The teaching method involves discussions led by leading specialists in A.I., neuroscience, and philosophy. This course is intended for individuals interested in the intersection of technology, ethics, and the future of artificial intelligence.
Overview
Syllabus
- Opening film on the history and future of artificial intelligence.
- Participant intros.
- What is machine learning?
- What are neural networks and how do they learn?
- Teaching computers to create internal models of the world?
- What do the next 10 years in AI look like?
- Artificial narrow intelligence and mental models.
- How is AI changing the world of art and creativity?
- Can computers be creative?
- AI writes a screenplay for a movie, how did it turn out?
- What is artificial general intelligence?
- How far away are we from developing artificial general intelligence equivalent to human intelligence?
- Will advanced AI turn into Terminators and take over the world?
- What's so special about human intelligence?
- What is human consciousness and will machines ever experience consciousness?
- Separating intelligence from consciousness.
- Defining morality in AI agents.
- Will machines ever have emotions?
- Should we be looking at other forms of non-human intelligence to model in our machines?
- How do you align the drives of AI with human values?
- Will artificial general superintelligence be good or bad for humankind?
- Creating a new ethics of AI.
- When will we ever have super-AGI?
Taught by
World Science Festival
