Karl Albrecht

1. The Digital Paradox:
World Future 2015
July 26, 2015
San Francisco
Karl Albrecht
Finding the Balance

2. The “Oh-S***” Future
Whose “Future” Do You Believe?
The “Gee-Whiz” Future

3. What is the Fate of the Individual
In an All-Digital Society?

4. Is Privacy Dead?
(If so, does it matter?)

5. The Digital Mantra:
Disruption

6. 1: Preposterous;
never gonna
happen
2: Not in
this century
3: Late this
century
(2075+)
4: Middle of
this century
(2050-2075)
5: Before
mid-century
(2050)
Where is Artificial Intelligence Going?
By What Year Will Artificially Intelligent Entities
(Robots) Displace Humans and Take Over
Control of at Least One Modern Society?
Poll:

7. Is There
Anything
That Can’t
Be
Robotized?

8. “Software
is
eating
the
world.”
~ Marc Andreessen,
Founder, Netscape;
High-tech Venture Capitalist

9. “By
the
time
we
get
to
the
2040s,
we'll
be
able
to
multiply
human
intelligence
a
billionfold.
”
“Computers
are
going
to
keep
getting
smaller
.
.
.
Ultimately,
they
will
go
inside
our
bodies
and
brains
and
make
us
healthier,
smarter.
”
~ Ray Kurzweil,
Inventor, Futurist

10. “The
development
of
artiEicial
intelligence
could
spell
the
end
of
the
human
race.”
~ Stephen Hawking,
Theoretical Physicist
Stephen
Hawking,
Theore2cal
Physicist

11. “With
artiEicial
intelligence,
we
are
summoning
the
demon.”
“AI
is
.
.
.
potentially
more
dangerous
than
nukes.”
~ Elon Musk,
Founder, PayPal,
Tesla Motors,
SpaceX

12. “Within
a
few
decades,
AI
will
be
strong
enough
to
be
a
concern.”
“I
agree
with
Elon
Musk
and
some
others
on
this
and
I
don't
understand
why
some
people
are
not
concerned.
”
~ Bill Gates,
Founder, Microsoft;
Philanthropist

13. “Computers
are
going
to
take
over
from
humans.
No
question.”
“If
we
build
these
devices
to
take
care
of
everything
for
us,
eventually
they'll
think
faster
than
us
.
.
.
Will
we
be
their
pets?”
~ Steve Wozniak
Co-founder, Apple Computer

14. “.
.
.
?”
~ Steve Jobs
Co-founder, Apple Computer

15. The Turning Point?
“Civilization
is
more
and
more
a
race
between
education
and
catastrophe.”
~ H.G. Wells,
Novelist, Futurist

16. The “Chucky” Effect
Ascribing “agency,” sentience, or intent
to an inanimate object
“Technology is revolutionizing society.”
“Robots are putting people out of work.”
“Drones will change law enforcement forever.”

17. Robots Do Not Put People Out of Jobs.
Business Owners Do.

18. Three Scenarios for an All-Digital Future?
Robots Take Over
Cyborg Scenario
Humans Prevail

19. We’ll
get
the
future
we
deserve.
Our
challenge
is
to
deserve
the
future
we
want.