AI now beats humans at some basic tasks, report finds
Summary
TLDRThe Governor of New York dismisses the impact of an attack on the process timeline. Meanwhile, AI has outperformed humans in basic tasks like reading comprehension and image classification, as per the AI Index Report by Stanford University. The Deputy Director discusses the rapid pace of AI, the need for new benchmarks, and the importance of public-sector investment to broaden AI development beyond a small group. There's cautious optimism about AI's potential to augment human capabilities, with a focus on productivity and scientific discovery, rather than replacement.
Takeaways
- 🤖 **AI Surpasses Human Performance**: Artificial Intelligence has advanced to the point where it outperforms humans in basic tasks such as reading comprehension and image classification.
- 🚀 **Rapid AI Progress**: The pace of AI development is faster than expected, necessitating the establishment of new benchmarks to measure its capabilities.
- 📈 **Productivity Boost**: AI has been noted to increase worker productivity and advance scientific discovery.
- 🔍 **Need for New Benchmarks**: As AI evolves, new benchmarks are required to assess its performance against human capabilities in various areas.
- 💡 **Uncertainty in AI Capabilities**: There is an element of surprise in AI's capabilities, as even experts are not certain what AI can do until it is demonstrated.
- 💻 **Significant Investment in AI**: Large investments in AI, such as Google's expenditure on the Transformer model, have led to dramatic improvements in AI performance.
- 🌐 **Public-Sector Investment**: The involvement of the public sector in AI investment is crucial for broadening the pool of stakeholders and ensuring diverse development.
- 👥 **Diverse Stakeholder Involvement**: Encouraging participation from various stakeholders, including academics and nonprofits, can lead to more responsible AI development.
- 🔮 **Optimism for Positive Impact**: Despite concerns, there is optimism that AI, if properly integrated, can greatly benefit society and increase productivity.
- ⚠️ **AI and Human Cognition**: The comparison of AI to human cognition is complex, as the full extent of human capabilities is not yet fully understood.
- 🤔 **Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)**: There is uncertainty about whether AGI will be achieved, and if so, how it will compare to human intelligence.
Q & A
What has the Governor of New York said about the impact of an attack on the process?
-The Governor of New York stated that the attack should not dramatically delay the process.
What is the current status of artificial intelligence according to the A.I. Index Report?
-According to the A.I. Index Report, artificial intelligence has become so advanced that it has surpassed human performance on several basic tasks.
What specific tasks has AI outperformed humans on, as mentioned in the transcript?
-AI has outperformed humans on tasks such as reading comprehension and image classification.
How has AI impacted workers' productivity according to the report?
-The report states that AI has made workers more productive.
What is the pace of AI advancement and why is it important?
-AI can outperform humans faster than expected and the pace is continuously changing, necessitating the establishment of new benchmarks.
Why are new benchmarks needed for AI?
-New benchmarks are needed to measure AI against human capabilities in areas such as reading comprehension and mathematical comprehension to ensure it is doing what it claims to do.
What is the significance of compute power in the development of AI systems?
-Compute power is significant in the development of AI systems as it determines the capabilities and potential of AI, with examples given such as Google's investment in the Transformer model.
How does the deputy director view the current control over AI systems?
-The deputy director expresses concern that a small group of people has control over AI systems and emphasizes the need for more public-sector investment and involvement of different stakeholders.
What is the deputy director's opinion on the balance between legislation and control of AI systems?
-The deputy director suggests that while legislation may play a role, public-sector investment and involvement of various stakeholders are more critical for oversight and development of AI.
What is the deputy director's view on the potential of AI to increase productivity and influence humanity?
-The deputy director is optimistic about AI's potential to increase productivity and have a positive influence on humanity if properly integrated into society.
What does the deputy director think about the concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
-The deputy director expresses uncertainty about the achievement of AGI, questioning the definition and capabilities, and suggests focusing on technology that augments human capability rather than replacing it.
How does the deputy director envision the future of AI in terms of augmenting human capability?
-The deputy director envisions AI as a tool to augment human capability, highlighting increases in productivity, quality, and speed when AI is paired with human effort.
Outlines
🤖 AI Surpassing Human Performance
The Governor of New York asserts that an attack should not significantly impede progress. The AI Index Report from the Institute for Human Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University reveals that artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where it outperforms humans in basic tasks such as reading comprehension and image classification. This advancement has boosted worker productivity and accelerated scientific discovery. The Deputy Director of the Institute discusses the rapid pace of AI development, the need for new benchmarks to measure its capabilities against human skills, and the surprise of experts at the continuous improvements in AI performance. The conversation also touches on the concern that a small group controls AI systems and the potential impact of AI legislation and public-sector investment. The Deputy Director expresses optimism about AI's potential to increase productivity and benefit humanity, while acknowledging the uncertainty and fear associated with the unknown capabilities of artificial general intelligence.
🚀 AI as a Human Augmentation Tool
This paragraph emphasizes the role of technology in augmenting human capabilities rather than replacing them. The report highlights instances where AI, when paired with human effort, has led to increased productivity, quality, and speed. The focus is on AI as a tool to enhance human performance, suggesting a collaborative approach where AI complements human skills and abilities.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Artificial Intelligence (AI)
💡Reading Comprehension
💡Image Classification
💡Productivity
💡Scientific Discovery
💡Benchmarks
💡Compute Power
💡Legislation
💡Public-Sector Investment
💡Stakeholders
💡Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
Highlights
Artificial Intelligence has surpassed human performance on several basic tasks according to the A.I. Index Report.
AI has beaten humans on tasks such as reading comprehension and image classification.
AI technology has made workers more productive.
AI is advancing scientific discovery.
The pace of AI outperforming humans is faster than expected.
New benchmarks are needed to measure AI's capabilities.
Benchmarks help determine if AI is doing what it claims it can do.
Experts are constantly surprised by the level of AI performance.
Google spent $930 on the Transformer model in 2017, and five years later, Gemini Ultra cost $200 million to train.
The cost of training AI models has dramatically decreased over time.
The number of people with control over these systems is relatively small.
Public-sector investment can help broaden the pool of stakeholders in AI development.
AI can increase productivity and have a significant influence on helping humanity.
There is uncertainty about the capabilities of AI until it demonstrates them.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a complex concept to define.
AI should be thought of as augmenting human capability rather than replacing it.
AI paired with humans can increase productivity, quality, and speed.
The A.I. Index Report highlights the importance of technology to augment human capability.
Transcripts
THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK SAYS
THE ATTACK SHOULD NOT
DRAMATICALLY DELAY THE PROCESS.
♪
>>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS
BECOME SO ADVANCED IT HAS
SURPASSED HUMAN PERFORMANCE ON
SEVERAL BASIC TASKS ACCORDING
TO THE A.I.
INDEX REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN CENTERED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
IT SAYS AI BEAT HUMANS ON TASKS
SUCH AS READING COMPREHENSION
AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATION, AND
IT ALSO SAYS THE TECHNOLOGY HAS
MADE WORKERS MORE PRODUCTIVE
AND THAT A.I.
IS ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC
DISCOVERY.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THAT
INSTITUTE JOINS ME IN THE
STUDIO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
SO, GIVE ME A SENSE OF THE PACE.
A.I.
CAN OUTPERFORM HUMANS, FASTER
THAN WE EXPECTED AND WHAT ABOUT
THE SPEED OF A.I.
GOING FORWARD ?
>> FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED.
IN TERMS OF PACE, AND ALSO, WE
HAVE TO ESTABLISH NEW
BENCHMARKS BECAUSE IT IS
CONTINUALLY CHANGING AND WE
CANNOT KEEP UP, THAT GAP KEEPS
CLOSING FASTER AND FASTER.
>> THAT IS WHAT FASCINATES ME,
BENCHMARKS, WHY DO WE NEED NEW
BENCHMARKS?
>> WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT IS
DOING WHAT IT CLAIMS IT CAN DO,
IF WE MEASURE AGAINST WHAT YOU
MEANT TO ABILITY -- HUMAN
CAPABILITY IS -- OTHER AREAS OF
READING COMPREHENSION,
MATHEMATIC COMPREHENSION,
THINGS LIKE THIS. SO, IF YOU
NEED TO SEE WHAT IT IS IN
COMPARISON TO THE HUMAN.
>> WHAT I WONDER, WHEN I TALK
TO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CREATING
THESE SYSTEMS, THEY SAY THAT,
DEPENDING ON THE COMPUTE POWER,
THERE MAY BE A TIME, WE MAY BE
THERE ALREADY, A.I.
SHOWS THEM WHAT IT CAN DO,
THAT IS WHITE BENCHMARKS
INTRIGUE ME.
THEY ARE NOT CERTAIN WHAT A.I.
CAN DO UNTIL HE DOES IT, SO
THE HORSE WILL BE OUT OF THE
BARN BEFORE THE DOOR COULD CLOSE
.
>> WE ARE CONSTANTLY SURPRISED
BY THIS LEVEL OF WHAT
PERFORMANCE AND WHAT COMES FROM
THIS THIS IS FROM EXPERTS IN
THE FIELD FOR YEARS. ONE
INTERESTING ANECDOTE, IN 2017,
GOOGLE SPENT $930 ON THE
TRANSFORMER MODEL TO TRAIN
THAT, FAST FORWARD FIVE YEARS,
YOU HAVE WHAT COSTS $200
MILLION FOR GOOGLE TO TRAIN
GEMINI ULTRA.
THIS IS EXCEEDING DRAMATICALLY
TO GIVE THOSE SIGNIFICANT GAINS
YOU ARE SEEING.
>> WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF -- THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH CONTROL
OVER THESE SYSTEMS IS
RELATIVELY SMALL, A SMALL GROUP
OF HANDS, MORE A.I.
LEGISLATION THAN EVER BEFORE,
HOW DOES THAT BALANCE,
LEGISLATION TO OVERSEE THIS AND
THE FACT IT IS IN THE HANDS OF
A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE?
>> LEGISLATION MAY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, BUT WILL MAKE A
BIGGER DIFFERENCE IS PUBLIC-
SECTOR INVESTMENT.
BY THE GOVERNMENT PUTTING IN
THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE
DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS,
ACADEMICS, NONPROFIT, THESE
SCIENTIFIC THINGS YOU WOULD
GET, LIKE THE INTERNET OR GPS,
THINGS LATER COMMERCIALIZED
THAT DEVELOPED IN THE NONPROFIT
SECTOR.
>> THE IDEA IS TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS
TO BROADEN THE POOL?
>> YES, TO HAVE DIFFERENT
STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE AND
MAKE SURE IT IS NOT ONE SMALL
SET WORKING ON THESE FRONTIER
MODELS.
>> WHAT, TO YOU, ARE THE NEXT
AGES AND WHEN DOES IT GET
FRIGHTENING?
>> FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS
ALREADY FRIGHTENING.
I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC BECAUSE,
ON SOME FRONT, IF USHERED WELL
INTO SOCIETY, IT CAN INCREASE
PRODUCTIVITY AND HAVE MUCH
INFLUENCE ON HELPING HUMANITY
IN POSSIBILITIES.
BUT, WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT IS SCARY
, MEASURE AGAINST WHAT HUMAN
COGNITION IS, THE HUMAN BRAIN,
WE DON'T KNOW THAT OURSELVES
YET, HOW DO WE KNOW WHERE THE
MACHINE LEVEL IS? WE TALK ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
, THAT IS A TOUGH ONE, IT
DEPENDS ON THE DEFINITION,
BECAUSE WHAT CAN HUMANS DO?
WE DON'T KNOW COMPLETELY.
>> IS ARTIFICIAL GENERAL
INTELLIGENCE, WHEN THAT IS
ACHIEVED, THIS IS THE SEVENTH
YEAR YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OUT
THAT INDEX, WHEN ARTIFICIAL
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE IS FOUND,
WILL IT SAY, THEY ARE LIKE US?
>> PART OF THE QUESTION, IF IT
IS ACHIEVED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT
WILL BE ACHIEVED BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT HUMAN -- THE
LEVEL OF HUMANS CAN DO IN THIS
SPACE.
IF WE LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY TO
AUGMENT HUMAN CAPABILITY, THAT
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PARTS. WE SHOW THIS IN THE
REPORT, ELEMENTS OF WHERE WE
ARE SEEING THAT, PAIRED WITH A
HUMAN, WE SEE INCREASES IN
PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY, SPEED OF
WHAT IS COMING FROM THIS.
THINK MORE OF IT AS AUGMENTING
HUMAN CAPABILITY BUT NOT
REPLACING HUMAN CAPABILITY.
>>
Weitere ähnliche Videos ansehen
How Journalists Can Use Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Reveals New ChatGPT-5 Details
Full interview: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Can You Train an AI to Think Exactly Like You?
AI for Embedded Systems | Embedded systems podcast, in Pyjama
ASU professor talks use of AI, ChatGPT in universities and its future
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)