I didn't know about that.
I don't have a Mac at the moment.
AI development is increasingly concentrated in a few companies and countries, such as the United States and China. Access to some models was initially limited to selected companies.
Do you see this concentration of power as a risk?
Do you think some limits on access are necessary while defensive capabilities are being built up?
So, with the right measures, you think we can solve these problems, as you said earlier?
Next is about Plurality. Could you explain what Plurality is in simple terms?
I also read about the relationship between Plurality and Singularity. Could you explain that contrast?
And if Plurality is realized — sorry, I lost my question — could you share some examples from Taiwan where you realized Plurality?
Did you use AI in those conversations?
Did 10 people actually gather on-site?
I see. In real time, you mean?
How long did it take?
That's interesting. From what you're saying, even with these tools we still need to come together and discuss things, to reach agreement or perhaps a compromise.
I could go into this in more depth, but let me move on. AI systems are often described as black boxes. In that context, is trust by design possible?
Do you think that a big AI system is not really necessary to achieve Plurality, and that the current level is already useful?
I see. So you mean the intelligence of the group, rather than of an individual?
That's a very interesting example to introduce to my readers. Have I already asked this one? Ah, yes.
The book argues that AI could increase inequality by shifting income from labor to capital and concentrating wealth and power. What effects could that have on society, and how can societies avoid that outcome?
Do you have any suggestions for Japan?
Spiritual.
That's interesting.
There is one thing I didn't include in my original questions. We often hear that AI lies, defeats humans and sometimes even blackmails people.
You have talked about trust by design, but don't we also need to think more critically about AI? What do you think?
That's very different from what I've heard from other experts, and really interesting. I'm very impressed. Thank you very much.
What do you think about Singularity? Do you have a sense of when it might arrive? You said it was getting closer and closer.
