Invited by Stelios, CEO of 1BusinessWorld, a New York based business and entrepreneurship community, to give the daily keynote at its week-long Leaders of the World summit.
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Stelios, CEO of 1BusinessWorld, a New York based business and entrepreneurship community, asked Matthew to give the daily keynote at its week-long Leaders of the World summit, where entrepreneurs and investors from around the world met to share experiences and network.
The first keynote covered the Future of Artificial Intelligence: the trends, myths and technologies shaping it, from ANI, AGI and ASI to AIs made from DNA and Quantum AI. Matthew also discussed the Algorithmic Society, containment algorithms that could help control AI behaviour, what happens when AIs fight, and why 4 year olds still beat the world's most advanced AIs.
"When it comes to AI being able to create the next blockbuster movie, we're about 15 years away from that, but every day we inch closer."Matthew Griffin, United States, June 2021
The second, on DeepFakes and Synthetic Media, featured celebrities, Presidents and even zombies. Matthew showed that these media cut both ways: fun on one hand, but, as a Ronaldo clip showed, able to wipe billions off company share prices and spread disinformation at staggering speed and scale. AI creating the next blockbuster movie, he estimated, is about 15 years away.
The third keynote, on the Future of Communications, ran from 5G to 6G, fibre backhauls, high altitude platforms and LEO satellites that will help connect the next 4 billion people.
The week closed with the Future of Space. As launch costs plummet, space tourism and space hotels could soon be commercially viable, alongside plans by countries and billionaires to manufacture in space and colonise the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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What this means for your leadership team
AI risk needs limits built in.
The session covered containment algorithms that could help control AI behaviour, and what happens when AIs fight. Containment algorithms sit at an early stage of readiness, so leaders should track them rather than rely on them. Meanwhile the Algorithmic Society is already here, and boards need to know where algorithms shape their decisions.
Synthetic media is a balance sheet risk.
DeepFakes can entertain, yet a Ronaldo clip showed they can wipe billions off company share prices. They can also spread disinformation at staggering speed and scale. A leadership team should plan how it would spot and answer a fake before one hits.
Connectivity and space open new ground.
LEO satellites and high altitude platforms are set to help connect the next 4 billion people, which means new customers and new competitors. Falling launch costs make space tourism and space hotels more viable, with plans to manufacture in space. Private companies now drive much of this activity, so partnership and supply choices come sooner.
Three questions for your next leadership meeting
Where do algorithms already shape decisions in our organisation?
How would we respond if a fake clip hit our share price?
Which new markets open when the next 4 billion people get connected?
The trends and technologies behind this session
From the 311 Starburst, the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit’s map of the technologies and trends shaping the next 50 years.
It shows that AI, synthetic media, connectivity and space are moving together. Organisations should review how algorithms affect their decisions, prepare for fakes that can hit value fast, and watch new connectivity reach the next 4 billion people.
How do containment algorithms relate to the session?
Matthew discussed containment algorithms that could help control AI behaviour. 311 rates the technology at TRL 2 with wide use around 2045 and an action of Watch, so it is a concept to track rather than a tool to buy.
How do high altitude platforms relate to the session?
The communications keynote named high altitude platforms alongside LEO satellites as ways to connect the next 4 billion people. 311 rates them at TRL 6 with a first product in 2020 and wide use around 2038, so leaders should watch them.
How can 311 brief our leadership team on this?
Through a private executive briefing or leadership workshop, tailored to your sector, in person first.
Bring this to your leadership teamA private executive briefing or leadership workshop, tailored to your sector. In person first, anywhere in the world.
Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit, from Matthew Griffin’s session and 311 data.
If Matthew gave this session today
When AI slips beyond human control, leaders must act.
311 Institute's Rogue AI report examines what happens when AI systems slip beyond human control and what leaders need to do about it, building on the containment algorithms Matthew discussed in his AI keynote.
