{"id":1668,"date":"2023-04-18T03:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/mist5720\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2023-04-18T03:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:34:38","slug":"the-ai-revolution-inspired-by-60-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/mist5720\/the-ai-revolution-inspired-by-60-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI Revolution: Inspired by 60 Minutes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I began writing this blog post Sunday night after watching the 60 Minutes episode that spanned almost 30 minutes (much longer than the average segment) about the AI revolution that we all know is coming extremely fast. Host interviewer Scott Pelley was taken aback by such<\/a> emotion at one point that he had tears in his eyes saying \u201cI am rarely speechless. I don\u2019t know what to make of this.\u201d While this felt a bit corny (it is in fact his job to draw emotion from audiences), I knew I had to write this post about my questions, comments, and concerns regarding this so-called AI revolution and episode put on by 60 Minutes that primarily involved talking with Google CEO and AI development team. In the middle of the episode, I texted my dad because I know his usual Sunday night routine involves watching 60 Minutes (guess I\u2019m turning into my dad earlier than I thought I would\u2026). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Are you watching this 60 Minutes episode right now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Him: Yes. Fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We talked on the phone for a bit after regarding each other\u2019s opinions and ideas on it. My dad is a very practical and unassuming guy as you can tell from his text message, but even he harped on how much more significant AI is going to be than he originally gave it credit for. I would like to pause and say that it is truly awesome that we are lucky enough to be taking this course now during the beginning of the AI revolution. In due time, we\u2019ll be able to look back at these blog posts, guest speakers, and Twitter to see how our expectations failed or were completely shattered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My biggest takeaway from 60 Minutes and everything we\u2019ve learned in class is: today AI is a powerful technological tool that can take the entirety of data and information that is given to it \u2013 basically all of the Internet which relies on being able to read and write human language \u2013 and can output something pretty accurately that reads, sounds, or looks like it was done by a sophisticated human being. This is my collectively exhausting summary of what AI is today<\/strong>. Compound this over and over again with microchips that can handle AI tasks 100,000 times faster than the human brain. Who knows where we will be in 10, 20, or 30 years? I bet life is going to look incredibly different. Shoutout to the readers who are familiar with the “society if ______” meme. It just felt appropriate. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Scott Pelley interviewed and talked with Google CEO Sundar Pichai for a large portion of the episode. I thought Pichai was extremely well-spoken and concise with his responses; one I found particularly interesting. He was asked<\/a>: is society ready for what is coming? He gave two answers: 1) No. The pace at which societal institutions think and adapt compared to the rate of technological evolution does not match. <\/strong>2) Yes. More people are worried early enough to spark conversations about its implications. If we can loop back to his first answer, it seems that he might believe our society isn\u2019t handling the technology we already have like we should or to the best of our productive, happy, and ethical abilities (could he alluding to what I discussed in my first blog post?). As for his second answer, I\u2019m not convinced at all. Who is going to have these conversations that set the precedent? It is an astronomically large conversation that could span over a decade, and those doing the creating won\u2019t be waiting for any sort of a decision, especially when Pichai says that \u201cAI will impact every product in every company.\u201d He\u2019s most certainly not wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A question for the readers: What is something that AI will not impact?<\/strong> Let me know what you think so we can start a conversation in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The AI revolution: Google’s developers on the future of artificial intelligence | 60 Minutes<\/a><\/h4>

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