The founder of cybernetics and the theory of artificial intelligence, Norbert Wiener, considered the most promising path for the development of relations between people and machines to be their intelligent symbiosis. The scientist assumed that robots should not replace people, but become their assistants. Daron Acemoglu noted that humanity is so far following a different path — artificial intelligence is mostly used to automate labor.
"There is almost no hope that a symbiosis between machine and man will arise. Corporations are betting not on people, but on autonomous intelligence. If we look at what AI is most often used for, we will see that it is about automating labor," the professor noted.
Artificial intelligence also helps people make decisions in various sectors of the economy, including medicine. It would seem that in this case it acts as an assistant, however, from the point of view of Daron Acemoglu, the benefits of such a second opinion are often not obvious.
"It has been proven that decision-making tools using artificial intelligence do not make this process more efficient. AI models often do not have enough information and make mistakes, but even if they have high-quality data, such technologies demotivate people and undermine their desire to be creative. Let me give you an example. Artificial intelligence is used for medical diagnostics. However, doctors often make incorrect diagnoses using AI models because they rely too much on their recommendations," the professor noted.
The BRICS Future Cities Forum "Cloud Cities" was held in Moscow from September 18 to 19 in the Zaryadye Concert Hall. The event brought together representatives from more than 30 countries. Heads of cities, leaders of technology companies, scientists and leading world experts discussed technologies, trends and major challenges for modern megacities, and shared best practices.