This document discusses the potential risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. It presents both optimistic and pessimistic views on how AI may develop capabilities that surpass human intelligence. While some arguments suggest this could happen gradually over centuries, others note that exponential growth could lead to a sudden surge in machine capabilities. The document urges those developing AI to do so carefully and ensure its safe and responsible development to benefit humanity.

1. INTELLIGENCE FROM MACHINES
OR
SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED ABOUT AI?
Luciano Floridi
Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information
Director of Research

2. … he was making twenty tripods that
were to stand by the wall of his house,
and he set wheels of gold under them
all, that they might go of their own
selves to the assemblies of the gods,
and come back again, marvels indeed
to see.
Homer, Iliad, Book XVIII

4. Sci-Fi

5. IF THEN

7. COULD

9. EXPONENTIAL

10. Turkeys have grown from an average 6kg
in 1929 to over 13kg today.
They will be as big as humans in just 150
years.
Within 6,000 years, turkeys will dwarf the
entire planet.

11. Graph of Logistic Curve (a typical sigmoid function, wikipedia)

12. SOONER or LATER

14. SAFE > SORRY

16. WRONG BEFORE

18. EXPERT SURVEY

20. NOT YET

22. 70% of the time
5min

23. 2000 2018
2028 2115

24. The car could not fit
in the parking space
because it was too small. What
was too small?
I’m not a walking encyclopedia yo
know.

25. The Aubergine Challenge

26. Reality

29. Big Data

31. Enveloping
the world

32. 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
22.5
20
17.5
15
12.5
10
7.5
5
2.5
0

34. Four real challenges …

35. Replaceable agency

38. Predictable freedom

40. Influentiable autonomy

42. Dependent delegation

44. What infosphere?
What human project?

45. Think deeper
Design better
Be mindful

46. CASSIUS: Men at some time are
masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our
stars (or technology).
But in ourselves, that we are
underlings.
Shakespeare, Julius Caesar I.2

47. Thank you
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