The statements of the writer and popularizer José Luis Cordeiro never leave anyone indifferent. It speaks of telepathy, of immortality, and of a world in which disease and old age will be a thing of the past. On this occasion, we have talked to him about the upcoming milestones in artificial intelligence.
For Cordeiro, on the near horizon there are two dates to take into account. First of all, in the year 2029 the Alan Turing test will be passed. We are talking about a famous test designed by the father of computing to evaluate whether the behavior of a machine during a conversation is indistinguishable from that of a human being.
On the other hand, the popularizer affirms that probably in 2045 we will reach the technological singularity : “it is the moment in which an artificial intelligence will be so powerful that it will know as much as all humans together. This will be the beginning of a much more intelligent civilization, ”he says.
Should we fear this hypothetical future? Cordeiro, a true technological optimist, is clear: “There are still many people who are afraid of artificial intelligence, just as they were afraid of other technologies in the past, but in reality AI is going to make us smarter . We must not be afraid of artificial intelligence but of human stupidity ”.
Will machines have consciousness?
“I believe that AI is going to develop many human capacities, but this is positive, as it will allow humans to evolve along with technological civilization.” The writer contemplates a scenario in which our species will coexist with cyborgs “and they will complement each other to create a much better world. We are not talking about an invasion by Martians, but about technologies developed by humans for humans. “
