MINSK, 30 January (BelTA) – There is no need to worry about artificial intelligence and the danger that it might replace humans, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Planar company in Minsk on 30 January, BelTA has learned.
While discussing high technologies in industry, Aleksandr Lukashenko asked Director General of Planar Sergei Avakov, as a specialist in this field, about his views on the development of artificial intelligence.
Sergei Avakov explained that the definition of the “artificial intelligence” concept is constantly changing and being revised, as technologies in this field are rapidly developing. According to him, AI is a broad concept, a certain decision-making system.
“I believe that those who came up with this definition meant that artificial intelligence would replace humans,” the president noted.
“No, it won't replace us,” Sergei Avakov is confident. He explained that one of the founders of technical cybernetics, William Ashby, wrote a book in the 1950s discussing whether a machine can be smarter than its creator. “This question remains rhetorical to this day,” Sergei Avakov said.
“So no 'intelligence' is going to replace us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
"We shouldn't get all worked up and lament artificial intelligence: ‘We'll become obsolete, it's the end of everything!’” the head of state noted. “We need to take it all calmly.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko brought up the topic of artificial intelligence again during his conversation with the enterprise workers, noting that AI is often promoted by the very people working in the field. “Sometimes we come up with who-knows-what, and then we start having fears because it is something unknown to us. Something that seems out of this world,” he said.
“We need to calm down. No one will ever replace us. Not any artificial intelligence," the Belarusian leader is convinced.
The president gave the example of modern cars that can drive themselves by “reading” the road. He noted that in this case, it is simply automation at work, and such technologies have been around for quite some time.
While discussing high technologies in industry, Aleksandr Lukashenko asked Director General of Planar Sergei Avakov, as a specialist in this field, about his views on the development of artificial intelligence.
“I believe that those who came up with this definition meant that artificial intelligence would replace humans,” the president noted.
“No, it won't replace us,” Sergei Avakov is confident. He explained that one of the founders of technical cybernetics, William Ashby, wrote a book in the 1950s discussing whether a machine can be smarter than its creator. “This question remains rhetorical to this day,” Sergei Avakov said.
“So no 'intelligence' is going to replace us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
"We shouldn't get all worked up and lament artificial intelligence: ‘We'll become obsolete, it's the end of everything!’” the head of state noted. “We need to take it all calmly.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko brought up the topic of artificial intelligence again during his conversation with the enterprise workers, noting that AI is often promoted by the very people working in the field. “Sometimes we come up with who-knows-what, and then we start having fears because it is something unknown to us. Something that seems out of this world,” he said.
“We need to calm down. No one will ever replace us. Not any artificial intelligence," the Belarusian leader is convinced.
The president gave the example of modern cars that can drive themselves by “reading” the road. He noted that in this case, it is simply automation at work, and such technologies have been around for quite some time.
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