Summary of Imagining and Building Wise Machines: the Centrality Of Ai Metacognition, by Samuel G. B. Johnson et al.
Imagining and building wise machines: The centrality of AI metacognition
by Samuel G. B. Johnson, Amir-Hossein Karimi, Yoshua Bengio, Nick Chater, Tobias Gerstenberg, Kate Larson, Sydney Levine, Melanie Mitchell, Iyad Rahwan, Bernhard Schölkopf, Igor Grossmann
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computers and Society (cs.CY); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed paper argues that the limitations of current artificial intelligence (AI) systems stem from their lack of wisdom, which is essential for navigating intractable problems. The authors define wisdom as the ability to use effective task-level and metacognitive strategies to make decisions in ambiguous, uncertain, or chaotic situations. While AI research has focused on task-level strategies, metacognition – the ability to reflect on and regulate one’s thought processes – is underdeveloped in AI systems. To address this, the paper proposes integrating metacognitive capabilities into AI systems to enhance their robustness, explainability, cooperation, and safety. The authors suggest that wise AI systems can thoughtfully navigate complex situations, account for diverse human values, and avoid harmful actions. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) is really smart, but it’s not always good at making decisions when things get complicated or uncertain. This paper says that’s because AI doesn’t have “wisdom” – the ability to think critically about its own thinking. Humans use wisdom to make good choices in tough situations, and the authors think AI should too. They want to create AI that can think carefully and consider different perspectives, rather than just following rules or doing what it’s told. |
