AI 2024: Is a New Wave of Technology Coming?
In this week’s blog, IMF Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Brian G.M. Durie tackles the coming of a new wave of technology this 2024—AI technology. While concerns have been raised about “hallucinations” (or made-up information generated by chatbots), the many uses of AI technology continue to move forward. Dr. Durie highlights the “containment problem” and other insights discussed by Mustafa Suleyman in his book, The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century’s Greatest Dilemma. Dr. Durie also touches on the importance and need for ethical guardrails, and the establishment of ground rules, as we deal with the complex impact of AI during these unprecedented times. He has no doubt that AI technology will have an enormous and positive impact on the medical field, especially in determining the best course of treatment and approach for myeloma patients. However, as we continue to grapple with the glitches of this new technology, we should remain vigilant and aware of its flaws. Hopefully, these setbacks will soon be corrected and refined. Dr. Durie remains optimistic about the day-to-day benefits of AI to humanity.
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