A speech by American writer and New World Order conspiracy theorist Linda Moulton Howe in December 2018 at the Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) caused a stir.
We have investigated this false information and sees what we can learn. Howe stated that four AI robots were responsible for the deaths of twenty-nine people in Japan and that once AI awakens and replaces humans as the dominant species on earth, there will be no way to stop it. Are her assumptions justified? Is it true thatfour robots attacked humans in Japanand killed them?
The Real Story Behind the Fake
Howe talked about how the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) affects humans. Every chance she gets, she uses it to promote untruths and inaccuracies. There has been a lot of anger and criticism from other journalists since this statement went viral. The fact that she is no longer a full-time journalist has led others to point out that she has used this subject to stir controversy.
One crucial idea is that while AI presents some risk, it is probably light-years away from posing any serious threat in the near future. In addition, there is a long way to go before AI can reach the level of sophistication and threat depicted in fiction.
Right now, we’re most worried about how the data sets these AIs use to train themselves can generate bias and discrimination. Google’s picture recognition algorithm has come under fire for incorrectly identifying black humans as gorillas yet successfully identifying Japanese snow monkeys.
The Google Photos algorithm was taught by users sharing photos of gorillas, and as a result, some black people in photos are automatically tagged as gorillas. Also, without a diverse set of minds behind the code, these algorithms risk missing critical details in their data analysis.
There are currently more questions than answers regarding artificial intelligence, but it’s crucial to be aware of the risks associated with AI programs lacking diversity to avoid problems in the future. Please don’t fall for her bogus claims.
No other sources relayed the same information.
No other sources relayed the same information.
When the initial video of her speech appeared online, its origin was unknown. There is just one video of her speech available online, and it may be viewed on Linda Moulton Howe’s YouTube page. Shortly into the video, she mentioned that in Japan, 29 people had been killed by four (AI) robots, and she cautioned us that as robots improve in intelligence, AI will pose an increasingly more significant risk.
She also cited April 2018, which found that an AI-driven algorithm had a higher rate of success diagnosing ophthalmology images (16/31) than humans. We dug further to dispel falsehoods and misconceptions because, to our knowledge, no other media reported on this kind of attack. Kotaku claims that the story originated on a site named World New Daily.
They reported that on December 18th, 2018, four AI robots had murdered 29 people in Japan. Further investigation revealed that the email address provided belonged to horror film director Takashi Shimizu (whose credits include The Grudge and The Ring). No mention was made of a robot attack.
Have robots/AI ever killed a human?
Untrue, there is no evidence of a situation in which an AI robot was responsible for the death of a human being. Scientists have been looking into how AI may help people for decades. One 2018 study, for instance, looked into how voice-controlled computer assistants like Amazon’s Alexa can aid those struggling with mental health issues by serving as friends and offering access to helpful information.
People have also utilized robots to provide primary care for themselves and others who cannot do it independently, such as by helping them bathe or prepare their meals. As it develops, AI will likely be more of a benefit to society than a threat.
It’s important to note that this video wasn’t shot during the Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo and that Linda Moulton Howe didn’t say any of the things heard in it. Moreover, even if she had said these things, they wouldn’t represent her position on AI.
Conclusion
Many people have already learned that they should not believe all things they read on social media or on the internet. While we’d want to think otherwise, most of what appears in search results and on social media are just fabricated to trick people into clicking on links. The claim that four AI robots were responsible for the deaths of 29 people in Japan is one of theexample of fake newsyou see on the internet.
