Hillary Clinton warns about AI

Hillary Clinton said that the United States "was completely unprepared" for the effects that could be brought about by artificial intelligence.

According to The Verge, in a recent interview with Hugh Hewitt about her book, Hillary Clinton warned that the United States was "completely unprepared" for both the economic and social influences of .

The former US Secretary of State said the world is "racing to lead the era of artificial intelligence " and this will affect "how we live and relate to each other".

Clinton said the United States was not prepared enough to deal with the consequences of AI.

"A lot of people are really smart, you know,, . are raising alarms that artificial intelligence is not our friend," she said in the interview.

Mrs. Clinton then mentioned two specific areas affected by this impact, which are work automation and digital surveillance, which is described as "everything we know, say and Writing is being recorded somewhere ".

"What are we going to do when cars don't need to drive? " She asked. "It sounds like a great idea. And millions of people, from truck drivers, parcel deliverers to taxi drivers and even Uber drivers, what are we going to do with these millions of people?" when they have no more jobs? We are completely unprepared for that. "

In fact, Mrs. Clinton has equated the notions of other celebrities. Although both Musk and Hawking had previously talked about the dangers of AI, they mostly worried about the threat from, not the effects of . And it is true that AI is being used to increase efficiency in digital surveillance, but this trend has been established before the flow of AI development has exploded.

Each new industrial robot installed in an area, from 3 to 5.6 jobs will be permanently lost .

However, in terms of economic impact, the former US Secretary of State has the right to worry. In the last few years, economists and researchers have warned that advances in machine learning and robots will have a significant impact on the labor market. Threats not only impact on manual labor (skilled or unskilled) but also with careers such as law and accounting. Although experts disagree about the extent to which the effects may be serious or long-term, it is clear that this is a problem that needs more attention. A recent study shows that for every new industrial robot installed in an area, 3 to 5.6 jobs will be permanently lost.

Currently in the world, the United States and China are two countries competing fiercely in gaining the right to dominate the field of AI. However, the US is showing signs of lagging behind competitors. One of the reasons is that President Donald Trump has introduced budget-cutting policies for basic scientific research.

During the interview, Mrs. Clinton did not discuss any details about the specific policies mentioned above. However, she also expressed the view that the government needs to act quickly.

"We can't bring the lamp back to the bottle," she said.