Penn expert calls for values-driven artificial intelligence [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The artificial intelligence of tomorrow depends on what we put into it today: our values, our priorities, our humanity. A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania says we should take deliberate action to ensure AI serves society — not just the bottom line.

Think about phone numbers. You remember your own. Probably the number to your parents’ house. But how many more of your family and close friends can you dial by heart? And how many digits will forever be known only to your phone’s contacts app?

“That is one illustration of the fact that we voluntarily delegate ever more to our devices in whichever form they may come,” says Dr. Cornelia Walther, senior fellow at Penn.

She’s making the point that — well, I’ll let her finish the thought.

“Let’s face it: The human being is lazy,” she says.

Don’t take umbrage. We’re all in the same boat, and …