Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
The Verge Benjamin Riley
Opinion — commentary, not a factual news event.
The article argues that humans are too complex for simple brain-to-computer comparisons used by parts of the AI industry. It points to the past century as the period when our thinking has been reflected in computers, including AI products. As a result, it urges a more accurate understanding of how AI relates to human cognition, rather than relying on those analogies.
Why it matters
Norbert Wiener, godfather of cybernetics, once said, "The thought of every age is reflected in its technique." For the past century, our thought has been reflected in our computers, including by those in the AI industry. Google's Demis Hassabis calls the brain "a biological approximation to a Turing machine." Elon Musk puts it more bluntly, […]
