John D. Wood | A.I. Dangers | Coast To Coast AM | Jan. 29, 2020

Source: coasttocoastam.com, thehumachinebook.com



John D. Wood, Esq. is an attorney, author, and advisor on one of today's most disruptive business changes: artificial intelligence. In the first half, he discussed the dangers posed by the growing powers of AI and how to make a plan for the future where humans and machines can best complement one another. AI includes a constellation of different technologies such as computation, machine and deep learning, neural networks, and intelligent robots. And over the last ten years, he pointed out, it's permeated our lives as 'Big Data' algorithms are interwoven with social media, GPS, and email. Some of the technologies, like facial recognition, are considered to be prone to misuse and invasion of privacy.

Wood also expressed concern over "deepfakes," videos constructed through computer programs that use existing footage to create highly realistic sequences with audio that the original person never said. "It takes very serious forensic analysis to debunk a deepfake," he commented, adding that such material could be "weaponized" in a political campaign. A brain-augmenting technology, neural lace, could also be problematic, he said. The "lace" refers to thin fibers sewn into the brain, which offer the ability to send messages back and forth through a neural link. While it might help with neurodegenerative diseases, he conceded, the ability to control the brain through a device like a phone could lead to hacking of the mind and the loss of individual sovereignty.
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