Perhaps we will be able to develop a culture in which everyone learns for its own sake and for the sake of having a richer inner life. But I think this not necessarily the most likely outcome of current trends. The danger of enfeeblement is real. Prof. Stuart Russell in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.
A hundred years ago a farmer had to have horse craft, few generations later they are the most digitally savvy end engaged people you could meet – says Dave Shepherd, head of Syngenta Digital Innovation Lab in Singapore, in conversation with Michał Rolecki
In 5-10 years, companies designed as completely autonomous may appear. The majority of their operational processes will be done automatically and a human will have supervisory and managerial roles – says Andrzej Sobczak in a conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.
It would be unethical to create an ideal man, forcefully adjusting him to societal expectations. I don’t do that – says one of the most famous Polish neurosurgeons in a conversation with Monika Redzisz.
There is a borderless system of technology and we’re trying to use bordered laws to deal with it. I wonder if the authority of the state will be able to get anything done anymore – says Jamie Bartlett, the author of “The People vs Tech”, in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.
Ethical artificial intelligence is to be the product made in Europe. An example? An intelligent vacuum cleaner or an intelligent fridge which can be trusted. An appropriate test will verify, whether all the rules were adhered to at the level of AI design, implementation, and usage. Maciej Chojnowski talks to Robert Kroplewski.
“Although machines do dirty work for us, our dependence on them costs us time, poor relations with other people, loss of serenity and lack of attention. And we will pay even more,” says Dominika Bettman, CEO of Simens Polska, in the interview by Robert Siewiorek.
If making profit remains the only goal of technology development, nothing will change, says Katarzyna Szymielewicz, Ponaptykon Foundation, in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.
China almost scares me. They don’t have any inhibition on gathering of data. They don’t even use IDs, you get your face scanned at a police station. It’s not gonna happen in Europe – says dr Anne Elster in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.