The Five Levels of AI
Salem Al Gharbi, Ph.D.
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Despite the good progress in AI/ML, some people adopt the hypothesis that this technology will reach a level beyond human control; and it will start controlling humans leading them to dark future. Several sci-fiction movies were based on this idea … such as Terminator, Matrix, i-robot …and more.
Truly, it is hard to convince people who adopt this hypothesis to change their mind … but I can highlight that there are five level of AI …
* Level (Zero), no AI, all the operations are operated by human factor.
* Level (1), the AI models is monitoring the operations, collect the data, and provide information to the human factor that run the operations.
* Level (2), the AI models monitor the operations, send alerts, give recommendation to the human factor, and could have the capability to run few operations under the supervision of the humans.
* Level (3), the humans delegate running the operations to the AI models … under direct monitoring by the humans.
* Level (4), the AI model do most of the operations, but is ask humans for approval before conducting actions, ask for direction, and continuously send update to them.
* Level (5), the AI model do all the operations, the humans are outside the loop. The system could “inform” the humans about abnormal situations.
Most of the “terminator” scenarios are when AI take the full control, which I think currently the most sophisticated AI model is barely in level (3)! … so … if you one of Terminator fans … you still need to wait quite some time to meet him … but who knows … open your eyes … be careful … be ready!
Director Of Research Development at Tomax AS
4 年Defining levels is typically a task taken on to keep things going a little bit longer after creativity has dryed out. At least from R&D perspective. Maybe there is a need in procurement or somewhere else. Anyway this article was good.
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4 年Salem Gharbi Boldly, not a common trait for me, I would like to suggest that the same Levels of Automation Taxonomy (LOAT)we published in the DSA Roadmap (see https://dsaroadmap.org/loat/ ) sourced from SESAR Luca Save founded back to Sheridan et al original seminal work applies also to digitalization thus AI, ML. We are rebranding the Drilling Systems Automation Roadmap (and www.dsabok.org ) as "Drilling Systems Augmentation" - augmentation includes digitalization and automation. In drilling we see the transition currently advancing rapidly where digitalization (analysis and decision) collaborates naturally with automation (action implementation). As you noted, AI is not likely to take over the whole cognitive cycle - this is depicted in the LOAT with maximum current levels at 'full automation support'. I tell folks that when we go to level A8 / B8 "done by automation" - we will end up with 'Hal' in 2001 Space Odyssey' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE