Forbes December 21, 2024
Lance Eliot

In today’s column, I address a quite notable and controversial topic in the AI field concerning the role of “purpose” when it comes to what an AI system is supposed to do. Here’s the deal. First, as clarification, I’m not talking about the human purpose that underlies the design and development of AI. Nope. The actual conception is that perhaps AI systems themselves ought to have a purpose within them for which the AI then becomes essentially self-directed. The self-direction is there so that the AI can abide by the stated purpose, presumably leaning continually into the purpose for the undertaking and guiding of the activities and actions of the AI.

Wait for a second, some might loudly exhort. Does...

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