Anders Hansen about AI and « smarter than the brain »
What have you learned about AI?
– I’ve learned that everything will change. That intelligence, which has been so unusual, will be basically free and that it will change everything. How it is played out will not only depend on the technology, but how well we understand ourselves. I did not want to make a series about technology, but a series about man and what we need to know about ourselves as we are now undergoing this change – which can be the largest since the industrial revolution.
What dangers do you see with AI?
– When I have done the series, I have become both ten out of ten optimist and ten out of ten pessimist. In research, AI can be a matchless tool that solves riddles and eradicates a lot of human suffering. In disinformation, I believe that AI can destabilize the social in a way we can’t even imagine.
How should we relate to AI’s progress?
– I think we need to become a professional at being human beings. By that I mean not happier or smarter, but more aware of how we work under the bonnet and about our psychological Achilles heels. Everything will change except our way of thinking.
« Smarter than the brain » premieres on April 7 on SVT and SVT Play.
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