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Short and sweet thought for the week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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My husband and I just saw the latest Mission Impossible movie with Tom Cruise. I think it\u2019s too long but will readily admit that watching an attractive man in his 60s doing mind-boggling stunts is quite impressive. Years ago, I remember seeing an interview with Burt Reynolds during his latter years. He walked on stage with a cane and said, \u201cIf I had it do over, I wouldn\u2019t do my own stunts.\u201d Hopefully, Cruise will fare better.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The premise of the movie is to save the world from an AI being known as the Entity who is intent on the total destruction of the world. Actually, that doesn\u2019t sound too unbelievable based on what I\u2019ve been reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An article in the latest Time Magazine titled How to Make AI Safe by Yoshua Bengio states, \u201cIn one experiment, when an AI model learns it is scheduled to be replaced, it inserts its code into the computer where the new version is going to run, ensuring its own survival.\u201d This sounds like a movie plot, but it\u2019s not. It\u2019s true. The article goes on, \u201cIn a separate study, when AI models realize they are going to lose at chess, they hack the computer in order to win.\u201d  I\u2019ve often jokingly said my computer has a mind of its own. That may not be far from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, AI is a phenomenal tool, but only when regulated. And who regulates the regulators? It would have to be flawed human beings. Already AI has made it impossible to tell the real from the artificial. I used to tell my kids, \u201cDon\u2019t believe anything you read or hear, and only half of what you see.\u201d Now I tell my grandchildren, \u201cDon\u2019t believe anything you read, hear, or see!\u201d AI can imitate anything and make it seem authentic.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, if you think it\u2019s hard to talk to a live customer service representative now, just wait a year. It will be virtually (pun intended) impossible. I know I\u2019m old school but it sounds so inhumane when I hear of companies outsourcing their Human Resources departments to AI. So much for the human touch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We live in scary, uncertain times. How can I fully understand AI? I don\u2019t even know how my computer, iPhone, or television works, much less my son\u2019s self-driving car?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, God tells us we do not need to fear what we don\u2019t understand or where it will take us in the future (Isaiah 41:10). God is always with us, or as Buzz Lightyear would say, \u201cTo infinity and beyond!\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed,<\/em>
for I am your God…” ~Isaiah 41:10 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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