People may hear AI is going to change the world.
But what is going to change? How is it going to change our lives? What should we do?
In the 69 Controversies of AI Adoption, author S. M. Sohn brings up a wide range of controversial topics related to AI adoption, to help readers imagine what AI may bring to our future and examine the realm of possibilities.
We may think of controversies related to AI as either about the forecast, or predictions of what is going to happen, and about the decisions, or what kinds of actions we should take.
Forecast: How soon will we reach AGI? How intelligent will AI become? Will ASI be friendly to humanity?
Decision: Should we accelerate or decelerate the development of AGI? Should we ban development of AGI?
The organization of the controversies takes its inspiration from the Korean flag, which may be thought of as the map of the universe. The number "69" represents the accelerating and decelerating forces in AI, and takes from the center circle. People may be familiar with this concept as "Eum" (decelerating) and "Yang" (accelerating), where two opposing forces balance each other.
Examples of the Center of Controversies:
Accelerating Force: development in AI technology
Decelerating Force: regulations to mitigate AI risks
The controversies are organized into 8 directions, which take from the outer bars of the Korean flag. The hope is that this organization will help readers find the areas they are interested in.
1. AI and Individuals
2. AI and Family
3. AI and Businesses
4. AI and Society
5. AI and Economy
6. AI and Government
7. AI and the World
8. AI and the Universe
If the goal of The Last AI was to help people share their ideas with common vocabulary, the goal of this book is to help readers develop their own views and own strategies to prepare the future.
In this sense, this is a book that raises more questions than we can answer."A Question That Is Not Asked Cannot Be Answered" (May 2002).
The universe is comprised of contrasting forces
- The philosophy of theTaeguk (Korean Flag) Framework
Our world is filled with contrasting ideas
- The philosophy of this book of controversies
"People may develop contrasting opinions. This is what leads to controversies." - p18
The AI Pyramid, more extensively explained in The Last AI, is an attempt to illustrate the progress of AI adoption in our society. The AI Pyramid can be summarized as the following, categorized by the degree of AI self-initiation:
The first three levels of the AI Pyramid are separately used to describe the progress of AI adoption in business, known as the Three Levels of AI Adoption - p29
The upward forces in AI adoption may be thought of as elements that accelerate AI development and adoption.
These elements may include high expectations for AI, excitement for AI, AI technology advancements, increases in investments for AI and related infrastructure, etc.
In this section, we will examine some controversies that are mainly related to AI technology advancements. - p35