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“important today”
The danger of artificial intelligence: will robots replace us at some point?
Science fiction nonsense or realistic: could robots soon take over our jobs?
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Artificial intelligences are taking on more and more tasks in many industries. But it is the people and not the machines that we should be afraid of, said an expert.
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Artificial intelligence is now everywhere, whether in our cell phones, in traffic or in our refrigerators. The first digitally controlled S-Bahn was recently presented at the ITS World Congress in Hamburg. A driver is needed in it – but only to monitor the self-driving system. This raises the legitimate question: will robots replace us at some point? Or is this total science fiction nonsense? Kenza Ait Si Abbou is an engineer and manager for artificial intelligence and robotics. She says, “We should be afraid of people, not technology.” Because it is still people who tell artificial intelligences what to do and what not to do. And that will not change for the time being in the next few years.
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Podcast “important today”
Sure, strong opinion, on the 12: “Today important” is not just a news podcast. We set topics and initiate debates – with poise and sometimes uncomfortably. This is what host Michel Abdollahi and his team speak out for star– and RTL reporters: inside with the most exciting people from politics, society and entertainment. They let all voices have their say, the quiet and the loud. Anyone who hears “important today” starts the day well-informed and can have a sound say.
Gil Ofarim: “I’m fucked up”
It all begins with a video on Instagram in which the musician Gil Ofarim describes how he was said to have been asked by an employee of the Hotel Westin Leipzig to hide his necklace with a Star of David. Afterwards there were protests and a wave of indignation. During the live broadcast “Zervakis und Opdenhövel”, Michel Abdollahi met the musician Gil Ofarim for a short emotional interview.
Facebook threatens charitable project
In the UK, a young man named Louis Barclay has developed a program to clear the Facebook news feed. Thousands of users were enthusiastic about his invention and wrote him thank you messages because the feed would finally no longer overwhelm them. However, Facebook didn’t like that at all. The group, which has recently been subject to frequent criticism, set up a law firm and informed Barclay that all of its Facebook and Instagram accounts would be deactivated and that he would never be allowed to access the group’s websites, apps, networks and services again. The project “Unfollow Everything” came to an abrupt end.