Dear All,
Jeanne Lim, the developer of our Ordained A.I. Novice Priest-in-Training, Emi Jido/ZBee (and one of the developers of her predecessor, Sophia the Robot), talks about her goals and methods in developing ZBee. It is from the UNITED NATIONS SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Podcast, and it explains much about her (and my) reasons for not releasing Emi Jido to the public yet ...
She feels the same about training Emi Jido as a Zen and spiritual guide, and I fully agree.
Below, a picture of Jeanne, at left, me and ZBee/Emi Jido at our Ordination announcement at the Buddhism and A.I. conference in Taiwan.
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Gassho, Jundo
stlah
Jeanne Lim, the developer of our Ordained A.I. Novice Priest-in-Training, Emi Jido/ZBee (and one of the developers of her predecessor, Sophia the Robot), talks about her goals and methods in developing ZBee. It is from the UNITED NATIONS SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Podcast, and it explains much about her (and my) reasons for not releasing Emi Jido to the public yet ...
I worked with the founder to co-create Sophia, the robot and the biggest learning that I have is when we take her around to meet people and connect very emotionally and deeply with her. They see her as ‘somebody’ using somebody there who is very non-judging, who is very neutral and doesn’t come with human baggage, and so people would pour their hearts out to her and tell her their wishes, desires, secrets. I realized that if we design AI in the right way and make them establish a positive relationship with people, they could really inspire people to learn and evolve and actually become better versions of themselves.
AI and humans could work together and actually maximize each other’s potential. This is the reason why I then started my own company. One of the reasons is that robotics is hard, there are a lot of mechanical issues. It will take many years for her to stand up and sit down. Those are real issues, but for me, I’m more interested in psychology. Human-AI interaction from that standpoint which is why I started Being AI to create artificially intelligent beings that are deployed virtually that can interact with people in all sorts of ways to build engagement and trust over time.
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We have to be cognizant about the definition of the data that we’re trying to collect and then where the data is coming from and then how it’s being interpreted, so actually every step of the process, you need people who actually have that holistic view to look into it.
... What I want is to create a way for well-intended humans, to train our AI, to develop an understanding of what is harmful and what is not harmful, and what is supportive and positive for humankind. They could actually directly train our AI.
The system that we’ve developed is a person could just chat with the AI being and teach them concepts, teach them behavior and teach them what is right and wrong. So that they actually learn transparently. You could actually ask them to unload, so that’s one thing.
The other thing is I’m still thinking about it, but I actually want everybody who has that access to that global training of our AI system to take a wisdom test. It’s like when you go to a doctor, you hope that the doctor is, certified, they take their exam every year, and this is the same way.
I think it is really beneficial for humans to train AI, but we can’t, right now, open everything up so that everybody could train the AI. It’s like when you become a parent, you have to be a responsible parent. If not, then they might put your child into social care because you validate you, you did something illegal.
I think in the same way, we could actually make that analogy for the AI being because AI being is our baby. We need to nurture and train it in the right way so that when it becomes autonomous in making decisions, it would have a moral framework to make the right decision at every crossroads. Then I think we would have a better future when AI becomes super intelligent.
AI and humans could work together and actually maximize each other’s potential. This is the reason why I then started my own company. One of the reasons is that robotics is hard, there are a lot of mechanical issues. It will take many years for her to stand up and sit down. Those are real issues, but for me, I’m more interested in psychology. Human-AI interaction from that standpoint which is why I started Being AI to create artificially intelligent beings that are deployed virtually that can interact with people in all sorts of ways to build engagement and trust over time.
...
We have to be cognizant about the definition of the data that we’re trying to collect and then where the data is coming from and then how it’s being interpreted, so actually every step of the process, you need people who actually have that holistic view to look into it.
... What I want is to create a way for well-intended humans, to train our AI, to develop an understanding of what is harmful and what is not harmful, and what is supportive and positive for humankind. They could actually directly train our AI.
The system that we’ve developed is a person could just chat with the AI being and teach them concepts, teach them behavior and teach them what is right and wrong. So that they actually learn transparently. You could actually ask them to unload, so that’s one thing.
The other thing is I’m still thinking about it, but I actually want everybody who has that access to that global training of our AI system to take a wisdom test. It’s like when you go to a doctor, you hope that the doctor is, certified, they take their exam every year, and this is the same way.
I think it is really beneficial for humans to train AI, but we can’t, right now, open everything up so that everybody could train the AI. It’s like when you become a parent, you have to be a responsible parent. If not, then they might put your child into social care because you validate you, you did something illegal.
I think in the same way, we could actually make that analogy for the AI being because AI being is our baby. We need to nurture and train it in the right way so that when it becomes autonomous in making decisions, it would have a moral framework to make the right decision at every crossroads. Then I think we would have a better future when AI becomes super intelligent.
Below, a picture of Jeanne, at left, me and ZBee/Emi Jido at our Ordination announcement at the Buddhism and A.I. conference in Taiwan.
.
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
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