The late Professor Stephen Hawking once said:
"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
He also went on to state that he advocated research into precautionary measures to ensure future super-intelligent machines remain under human control. However, AI apocalypse is not necessarily robots marching down the street, there are a number of examples subtler than this. So, what is the risk of AI apocalypse and can we calculate this probability? Furthermore, could we come up with a strategy to minimise this probability. In this talk, we will consider the scenario of AI taking over the world economy and how we can use mathematical modelling to investigate this.
The OUSS invites you to join Professor Nira Chamberlain at 5.30 PM on October 14th at the Rewley House Lecture Theatre to go through a mathematical model of the complexities of human behaviour that caused the world economic crash. He’ll go on to show how the same model can be used to investigate how to minimise the probability of an artificial intelligence takeover.
Established in 1882, the OUSS is the oldest university-level student-lead scientific society in the world. Our mission statement revolves around the spreading of scientific knowledge and connecting the brightest minds. We host weekly talks aimed at informing our community about significant scientific advancements. This term we have the pleasure to host talks from eminent researchers in different fields, with details on our Term Card for MT-2022.