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Why We Need a Legal Definition of Artificial Intelligence

posted by martyb on Friday September 04 2015, @01:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-first-we-need-a-definition-of-genuine-intelligence dept.

AnonTechie writes:

When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI), what do we actually mean ?

AI experts and philosophers are beavering away on the issue. But having a usable definition of AI – and soon – is vital for regulation and governance because laws and policies simply will not operate without one.

This definition problem crops up in all regulatory contexts, from ensuring truthful use of the term “AI” in product advertising right through to establishing how next-generation Automated Weapons Systems (AWSs) [PDF] are treated under the laws of war.

True, we may eventually need more than one definition (just as “goodwill” means different things in different contexts). But we have to start somewhere so, in the absence of a regulatory definition at the moment, let’s get the ball rolling.

http://theconversation.com/why-we-need-a-legal-definition-of-artificial-intelligence-46796

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by c0lo on Friday September 04 2015, @04:17AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 04 2015, @04:17AM (#232122) Journal

    And this is exactly why you don't want real "AI" in critical systems. You don't actually know what the results will be, and may not even know what it has actually "learned" that causes it to give its results. You can't mathematically audit it in any realistic manor [sic].

    This is why you don't want electronics in critical systems: the flow of electricity is governed by the quantum mechanics, so you will never going to exactly know what will happen next.
    This is why you don't want humans in control of critical systems: you never know when any of them are going to go beserk and start a mass shooting.
    ... Should I continue?...

    Mate, life is full of risks, deal with it

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