Zoomposium with Kristian Kersting: “No Terminator in sight. The future and opportunities of artificial intelligence”
Once again, we were able to gain a very exciting interview partner for our Zoomposium themed blog “Artificial intelligence and its consequences”. In this episode, Axel and I talk to the well-known German computer scientist and AI expert Kristian Kersting.
Nothing has been the same since the revolutionary breakthrough in AI research on November 30, 2022 with the launch of “Chat-GPT-3” by the US software company “OpenAI”. What has not already been written, reported or even orated about the potential benefits and possible dangers of artificial intelligence? Hardly any other topic has caused so much controversy and contributed to the polarization between technophobes and technophiles. Some already saw “Terminator 7: Now real!” realized or at least as a “Schwarzenegger double” on the doorstep. Others dreamed of a better world in which machines are the “better humans” and help solve our future problems
I had already discussed the opportunities and risks before the introduction of chat GPT in an older essay “The system needs new structures — not only for/against artificial intelligence (AI)”. It was in this context that I came across Kristian, as his name had often been mentioned in connection with AI research in Germany. He has often been invited to appear as an expert on the “Scobel” program, for example in the very interesting episode “KI und Reinforcement Learning erklärt!” (AI and reinforcement learning explained!), in which he explains the possibilities and limitations of AI.
I was therefore particularly pleased that Kristian had accepted our invitation to give an interview on the topic of “The future and opportunities of artificial intelligence”. In our joint interview, he explains the current “state of the art” of AI research and also addresses the social impact of this new technology. But first, here is some information as a “handbook to the movie”.
More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/06/07/kein-terminator-in-sicht/
Full Interview (in German):
