Cosmos is a website/magazine that reports on “the science of everything” covering topics such as biology, maths and palaeontology. In a recent Cosmos post, Alan Finkel – an electrical engineer, neuroscientist and Chief Scientist of Australia – shared three opening suggestions for making the most of AI whilst avoiding the negatives. Mr. Finkel’s three ideas are as follows:
- “adopt a voluntary, consumer-led certification standard for commercial AI akin to the Fairtrade stamp for coffee. I call it the ‘Turing Certificate’, in honour of Alan Turing, the persecuted father of AI. It won’t stop criminals and rogue states but it will help with the smartphones and home assistants we choose to purchase”
- “adopt the ‘Golden Rule’, proposed by the head of Australia’s Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo: that no one should be deprived of their fundamental rights, privileges or entitlements by a computer rather than an accountable human”
- “Never forget that AI is not actually human. It is a technology. We made it. We are in charge. Hence I propose the ‘Platinum Rule’: that every AI should have an off switch”
Mr. Finkel’s proposed ideas are certainly thought-provoking and it will be interesting to see how many agree or how many think that too many rules and regulations may hinder the true, innovative benefits of AI. The article is available in its entirety at:
https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/rules-to-encourage-well-behaved-artificial-intelligence
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