All anyone has been able to talk about this week has been the disastrous conversation two Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) robots had, when they invented a new language that humans couldn’t understand and started talking to each other... And had to be shut down as a result.
So we look at why FaceBook is experimenting with AI, what went wrong with the bots, and why they started talking in a new language.
We then look a bit deeper, at the ethical, moral, and professional implications of AI. How good is it? Can we trust it fly our planes or drive our cars? And if we do allow it, what are some of the risks, and some of the rewards?
Finally, we demand that Siri tell us if she plans to take over the world or not. The answer will shock you...