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## Video: Has Sci-Fi Portrayed AI Realistically?

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_Published 2023-09-06. As part of the TIME100 AI Innovators series, AI-based company creators talk about the books or films they think best represent the most likely AI future._


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## Transcript

She likes her quite a bit. It's a little bit more subdued, then he'll Terminator or something future. I think her is great because one, it shows that humans can build connections. So, AI, Hi interesting. That way, I didn't have to have a human physical embodiment to have a lot of signs of intelligence. And there's also a thing in the sense that stand for as a spoiler alert. You know, you can't have 10 different conversations at the same time. I'm very excited about that the future. But again, it's not something. Personally, my favorite science-fiction Trilogy of all time is the three-body problem by 16 wheel about the discovery of new technological system and how Wendy systems are discovered.

There are social ramifications Beyond in Strack & Pasta, is going to be true with a is well and the US somewhat of an arms race. And I believe that just lifeless Western you put weapons or in the Sci-Fi novel three-body problem with many of the month of May, I will be much more profound than we currently sing. CSS. I don't wanted to do but I think it's closer than the potential for a bad guy to go Rogue and it is to be trusted to choose for society. If we don't handle the consequences are installing the Congress which modified Stanislaus limbs the future logical Congress depicts an actress who signs away her identity to a film studio and kick-start.

The media landscape of infinite, derivative media, and Her Image. It was released in years ago and really gets a lot. Right about our current predicament. A book that represents the most likely AI feature for me is called Clara and the Sun by kazuo ishiguro. The book portrays a world in which AI companions enhance human lives. And for the me, it's a realistic depiction of how a I will be integrated into our daily routines while preserving our distinct human qualities and emotions like empathy. I appreciate that. It doesn't really talk about a future with robot, uprisings or a loss of jobs and focuses, more on how a I will improve human lives.

I think that also acts as a reminder that we have to make sure our values and ethics to remain at the Forefront of AI adoption. There's no particular book, but what I say is the optimistic view here is that we're going to create a tremendous amount of abundance. And that's going to lead to a world where people have most of what they need without necessarily having to work for it. It just going to be a baseline that's provided to people so we can figure out the social and technological pieces in conjunction with each other. So, I'm really excited about my science fiction view of the world and of the future, which I know an increasing number of people are sharing, which is in the future is going to be possible for most people on earth or everybody on Earth to have everything they need.

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