WorksheetsSam Harris AI TED Talk
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The main topic of the speech is about how…
climate change and global famine will destroy us
AI will never surpass humans in terms of knowledge
advances in AI have the potential to annihilate (destroy) the human race
AI advancement will potentially result in mass unemployment
Given how valuable intelligence and automation are…
we are likely so stop development when it is necessary
humans will continue to develop AI technology for as long as possible
humans will likely fight wars over the technology
we should develop this technology at all costs
The point at which the machines we build become smarter than us is called…
a global pandemic
a valuable intelligence
a generational leap
an intelligence explosion
The speaker defines intelligence as
the ability to calculate problems
information processing in physical systems
the ability to think in a variety of ways
the extent of human knowledge
The spectrum of intelligence extends beyond our current comprehension.
True
False
In one week, a super intelligent AI would be able to perform how many years of human intellectual work?
10
200
20,000
100,000
Rapid AI advancement under our modern economic and political system would likely result in?
unprecedented wealth and employment benefits
substantial innovation in the public and private sectors
a utopian (perfect) society to benefit us all
an unfair distribution of wealth and job shortages
Even rumors that a country had developed super intelligent AI would cause…
widespread panic
stock prices to soar
global warming
the Chinese government to fight back
According to the speaker, references to time are unimportant because…
we will never be able to create truly intelligent AI
continued progress will eventually result in us reaching our goal
the danger never goes away, no matter how long we wait
it is likely to happen after the humans race has gone extinct
We only have one chance to get the technology right because…
the economic and political consequences are too great
if we get it wrong, the super intelligent AI will destroy us
we are competing against many other countries
a super intelligent AI will be able to modify itself beyond our understanding
