Recent startling successes in machine intelligence using a
technique called 'deep learning' seem to blur the line between
human and machine as never before. Are computers on the cusp of
becoming so intelligent that they will render humans obsolete?
Harry Collins argues we are getting ahead of ourselves, caught up
in images of a fantastical future dreamt up in fictional
portrayals. The greater present danger is that we lose sight of the
very real limitations of artificial intelligence and readily
enslave ourselves to stupid computers: the 'Surrender'. By
dissecting the intricacies of language use and meaning, Collins
shows how far we have to go before we cannot distinguish between
the social understanding of humans and computers. When the stakes
are so high, we need to set the bar higher: to rethink
'intelligence' and recognize its inherent social basis. Only if
machine learning succeeds on this count can we congratulate
ourselves on having produced artificial intelligence.
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