Post by Andrew Ng

The false and sensationalist coverage of the purported Air Force simulation where an AI-drone decided to kill an operator will be remembered as a highly regrettable episode of AI doomsaying hype. Lets be honest about what are, and what are not, real risks. Developers who’re shipping AI products do see real risks like bias, fairness, inaccuracies and job displacement, and are working to address them. Hype about unrealistic risks distracts everyone from the real problems. It also unnecessarily discourages people from entering AI and building things that help people. Here’s a Vice article that describes in more detail what happened. https://lnkd.in/gD4jixnG