Teaching AI some common sense

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Common sense is not so common. Yejin Choi, professor and computer science researcher, thinks we need to take AI way more seriously for this very reason. Even for the most advanced AI systems, common sense remains difficult to program. Stupid AI isn’t funny, it’s dangerous, and Choi’s years exploring the ethics behind machine learning is distilled into her TED talk.  We got to speak to her hours after she delivered it, and explained to us why anything that is learning from the internet is unavoidably going to have racist, sexist and ableist tendencies that we have to actively correct for. Most importantly: we need regulation. Choi believes in fostering a diverse community of thinkers, including philosophers and psychologists, working collectively to bridge AI's gaps of understanding to include ethics, racial equity, and common sense.  Credits Director Keshia Hannam  Associate Producer Manal Ahmed  Editor Sabrina Sinaga  Director of Photography Setare Gholipour  Sound Recordist Joy Jihyun Jeong  Editor-in-Chief Keshia Hannam  Head of Production Stephanie Tangkilisan  Producer Joy Jihyun Jeong  Post Production Coordinator Skolastika Lupitawina  Assistant Editor Rendy Abi Pratama  Color Nadya Sabrina  Sound Ezound Studios  Bumper Design Chris Lee  Additional Music by Borden Lulu - We Share This Convoy IamDayLight - No Limit - Instrumental Version Amir Marcus - Mystery Box AlterEgo - Mystify  Additional Archival Material Business Chief Deloitte Forbes Getty Images NPR TED Conference 2023 The Conversation ZD Net Zee Business  Special Thanks TED Conference 2023 Yejin Choi

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00:00 From what I understand, one of the biggest things or demands on both sides,

00:05 people who are very optimistic about AI and people who are more concerned,

00:09 is guardrails or policy or something that has some kind of limitation or restriction

00:14 so that there is everything from ethics and common sense to racial equity built into AI.

00:21 How do you think we practically go about implementing those restrictions?

00:25 Beyond AI researchers, we do need to involve people in different humanities disciplines,

00:31 including philosophers and psychologists and everybody thinking about how to put the guardrails

00:38 because AI now is too powerful and it's going to or already begun to make impact on human life.

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