Elizabeth Holm, a professor of materials science and engineering at the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and a computational materials scientist at Sandia National Laboratories says we're in the midst of an artificial intelligence (AI) culture shift.
She also says that machines won't replace human experts.
"Machines are great at handling things, like large amounts of data, but machines still need an expert, a human, to analyze the data, set parameters and guide decisions,” said Holm.
"Engineering and science decisions are based on understanding how things work. How does a bridge support its load? How does an engine convert fuel into motion? In contrast, AI transforms data into decisions without understanding any underlying principles," said Holm. "Applying AI to engineering and science will require a culture shift: either we will learn to trust decisions that we do not understand, or AIs will evolve to base their decisions on principles that humans can interpret and control."
Holm says that currently, society is exploring how to balance those alternatives.
I disagree that machines will always need a human. She’s not considering conscious AI. Conscious AI machines will be able to construct more conscious machines. I suppose we could always pull the power plug, but once they get intelligent enough to circumvent that, they will. To read more, click here.