Humans and Intelligent Machines
IMF Blog, November 15, 2016
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- Authors: iMFdirect
- Published: November 15, 2016
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- iMFdirect
- November 15, 2016
- Topic: Technology
Core takeaway
- Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil argues that intelligent machines are beneficial and "your friends."
- Artificial intelligence is helping overcome human limitations and creating better-paying jobs.
- “That’s the purpose of technology, and we are the only species that creates technology. That was enabled by the expansion of the neocortex 2 million years ago—we used that additional neocortex to invent technology. The first technology was language so we could share ideas. Technology is a body and brain extender.”
Kurzweil’s background and inventions
- Developed a famous music synthesizer in the 1980’s that was the first to accurately recreate the complex harmonic structure of a grand piano.
- Invented speech recognition machines.
- Invented the flatbed scanner.
- Entrepreneur and participant in the 2016 IMF World-Bank Annual Meetings panel on how new technologies are shaping the global economy.
Perspective on AI in culture and economy
- Notes that intelligent machines—or AI's as they are called—are often portrayed as villains in science fiction movies.
- Kurzweil believes AI is doing more good than harm and contributes positively to the economy by creating better-paying jobs.
Media
- Podcast featuring Ray Kurzweil available (embedded SoundCloud track).
Source: Humans and Intelligent Machines, iMFdirect, November 15, 2016