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AI – Questions

Vincent Nestler, Ph. D.

California State University,

San Bernardino

https://cybereducation.ai/

https://github.com/lafintiger/appliedai

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The Threat of AI

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Is AI coming for me… should I worry?

Humans need not apply.

The horse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

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The Automobile was a disruptive technology..

Negative Impacts

  • Horse and carriage industry
  • Railroads
  • Public transportation

Beneficial Impacts

  • Oil and steel
  • Road construction
  • Automotive
  • Suburban development
  • and more

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Question

Is AI a disruptive technology or is it a replacement technology?

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There is and AI for that…

  • https://theresanaiforthat.com/
  • Several months ago:
    • 8,858 AIs for 2,317 tasks and 4,847 jobs.
  • Now:
    • 12,769 AIs for 16,581 tasks and 4,847 jobs.
  • Nvidia CEO - 10 or 15 years ago people would tell you, it is vital that you children go into computer science. Now it is almost exactly the opposite.
  • Stability AI CEO – No more programmers in 5 years.

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Question

Is computer science and/or computer programming needed for AI in the future?

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Why AI is moving So Fast and Likely Will Not Slow Down

  • Two forces are applying pressure for the speedy implementation of AI
    • Market forces – profit = revenue – (land+labor+capital)
    • Adversaries – wormgpt, fraudgpt, unfriendly foreign powers, etc
  • Anything AI can do Better, Faster, Cheaper, Safer… will be implemented.
    • Gizmodo
    • Klarna – 700 to 1
  • https://www.thedailybeast.com/gizmodo-cuts-spanish-language-staffers-as-it-moves-further-into-automation

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Question

When do we have to implement AI in our curricula (all disciplines)?

How soon is now?

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Work Role

Total Tasks

Replaced by AI

Assisted by AI

AI of Little Use

Replaced + Assisted

Technical Support Specialist

11

4 (36%)

5 (45%)

2 (18%)

9 (82%)

Database Administrator

10

3 (30%)

5 (50%)

2 (20%)

8 (80%)

Knowledge Manager

9

2 (22%)

5 (56%)

2 (22%)

7 (78%)

Network Operations Specialist

12

4 (33%)

6 (50%)

2 (17%)

10 (83%)

System Administrator

19

7 (37%)

9 (47%)

3 (16%)

16 (84%)

Systems Developer

36

12 (33%)

19 (53%)

5 (14%)

31 (86%)

Systems Requirements Planner

19

6 (32%)

10 (53%)

3 (16%)

16 (84%)

Enterprise Architect

18

6 (33%)

8 (44%)

4 (22%)

14 (78%)

Research and Development Specialist

8

3 (38%)

4 (50%)

1 (13%)

7 (88%)

Systems Testing and Evaluation Specialist

14

5 (36%)

7 (50%)

2 (14%)

12 (86%)

Totals

156

52 (33%)

78 (50%)

26 (17%)

130 (83%)

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Work Role

Total Tasks

Replaced by AI

Assisted by AI

AI of Little Use

Replaced + Assisted

Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst

40

12 (30%)

17 (43%)

11 (28%)

29 (73%)

Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

41

12 (29%)

20 (49%)

9 (22%)

32 (78%)

Cyber Defense Incident Responder

45

16 (36%)

17 (38%)

12 (27%)

33 (73%)

Threat/Warning Analyst

39

15 (38%)

16 (41%)

8 (21%)

31 (79%)

System Testing and Evaluation Specialist

46

21 (46%)

16 (35%)

9 (20%)

37 (80%)

Product Support Manager

45

18 (40%)

16 (36%)

11 (24%)

34 (76%)

Software Developer

43

20 (47%)

15 (35%)

8 (19%)

35 (81%)

Secure Software Assessor

41

18 (44%)

13 (32%)

10 (24%)

31 (76%)

Information Systems Security Developer

41

19 (46%)

11 (27%)

11 (27%)

30 (73%)

Security Architect

29

12 (41%)

9 (31%)

8 (28%)

21 (72%)

Information Systems Security Manager

54

10 (19%)

23 (43%)

21 (39%)

33 (61%)

COMSEC Manager

9

4 (44%)

4 (44%)

1 (11%)

8 (89%)

Privacy Compliance Manager

71

27 (38%)

32 (45%)

12 (17%)

59 (83%)

Knowledge Manager

40

14 (35%)

18 (45%)

8 (20%)

32 (80%)

Cyber Operational Planner

38

16 (42%)

14 (37%)

8 (21%)

30 (79%)

Cyber Crime Investigator

39

14 (36%)

17 (44%)

8 (21%)

31 (79%)

Totals

691

248 (38%)

258 (39%)

155 (23%)

506 (77%)

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  • Labor and capital are the same now.
  • Infinite utility, zero value
  • Solutions proposed
    • 3day work week
    • UBI

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Question

Is the capitalist model broken?

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"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?

640K is more memory than anyone will ever need

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Kasparov Hypothesis

  • Defcon 25
  • Kasparov, last man standing vs Ai and chess
    • The best we got were crappy chat bots and algorithms for stock guessing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7Pq7_tHsY

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AI and Jobs

AI wont take away your job, but

People who use AI will.

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Essential Skills for the Future Workforce in an AI-Enhanced Environment:

  • Soft Skills: The importance of soft skills such as effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence is set to increase as AI takes over more technical and data-driven tasks.
  • Critical Thinking and Judgment: Professionals will need to excel in critical thinking and judgment, skills that entail the comprehensive analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information from a myriad of sources.
  • Commitment to Lifelong Learning: The rapid evolution of technology necessitates a continuous learning mindset.
  • Interdisciplinary Knowledge: The ability to integrate knowledge from various disciplines will offer professionals a competitive edge.
  • Ethical Reasoning: With AI's expanding role in everyday decision-making, the ability to navigate ethical dilemmas with a well-grounded moral compass is more crucial than ever.
  • Holistic Perspective on AI Integration: While AI demonstrates strength in automating structured, rule-based tasks, it is the uniquely human skills—subjective judgment, creativity, ethics, and complex reasoning—that will continue to be in high demand.
  • Strategic Approach to AI Collaboration: The potential of AI as a collaborative tool rather than a mere replacement should be emphasized in workforce training and development..
  • Future Research and Development: Further investigation is needed to quantify the efficiency gains from AI integration and to develop targeted retraining programs.

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