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Esteemed members and guests, ladies and gentlemen, firstly allow me to thank you so very much for coming to this debate tonight. And if I may say so, it really is a pleasure. And having said that, I promise that's the only line ChatGPT wrote.

wrote now despite what the proposition has tried to convince you of in those roughly 10 minutes I'm here to tell you I'm here to tell you that AI is not only not an existential threat it is rather one of the greatest inventions mankind

Now, despite what the proposition has tried to convince you of in those roughly 10 minutes, I'm here to tell you, I'm here to tell you that AI is not only not an existential threat, it is rather one of the greatest inventions mankind has ever made. One of the greatest, and not least because, not least because it can do your essays for you for free.

offers us as a species such incredible benefits that we simp that are just simply too good to pass up on moreover that there are as I've come to fear slight misconceptions about what AI exactly is it's not as Sultan so

Now, to make this case, we'll try and demonstrate this through four clear points. Firstly, that AI offers us as a species such incredible benefits that we simply are just simply too good to pass up on. Moreover, that there are, as I've come to fear, slight misconceptions about what AI exactly is. It's not as Sultan so colorfully described, you know, a Marvel villain Ultron, I think you said, flying through the sky trying to kill four Iron Man. Not, not always. And finally, that even if, even if you think it might someday in the future become an existential threat, just because it isn't existentially a threat to us now, we still take this debate now.

existential threat just because it isn't existentially a threat to us now we still take this debate now before any of that I have the duty and if I may say so indeed the pleasure to introduce the other side so so firstly you just you

Before any of that, I have the duty, and if I may say so indeed the pleasure, to introduce the other side. So, firstly, you just heard from Sultan Kar, our deputy director of press and a second linguist. Um, now Sultan is a very wonderful man, or so I would have said, and I was very glad you mentioned my Roman Victory banner, and I was even more glad that it was of such good help to you in your own election for secretary committee. Oh wait, sorry, it wasn't. Um, but no, moving on. I mean, Sultan is genuinely a lovely, lovely person, you know, clean as a cat, one of the nicest people you ever, ever meet.

of such good help to you in your own election for secretary committee oh wait sorry it wasn't um but no moving on I mean Salon is genuinely a lovely lovely person you know clean clean as a cat one

Um, in fact, I have to admit when I was looking for dirt on you, I had a really hard time. But what I shall say, if you'll permit me, is that for someone who, so you say, goes to the gym so much, don't really see it, mate. No, moving on, moving on.

say goes to the gym so much don't really see it mate no moving on moving on you'll hear from sorry you'll hear from Sven venar a defil inal and one of her hardest working presson sponsorship officers and if I may say so quite a good friends now

You'll hear from, sorry, you'll hear from Sven Venar, a defil inal and one of her hardest working press sponsorship officers, and if I may say so, quite a good friend. Now, Sven, you know, just like the AI, he's agreed to BGE, has this remarkable ability to, in this most efficient way, just flick from seemingly dauntless task to seemingly dauntless task, uh, be that, um, and I quote from him, uh, helping his uncle Sue, a German auction house, to trying to convince Huntsman Salel Row to repaint one of our rooms of a color of Tweed. They said no, I'm so old.

uncle Su a German auction house to trying to convince Huntsman salel row to repaint one of our rooms of a color of Tweed they said no I'm so old however what I think really characterizes Sultan is shall we say his

However, what I think really characterizes Sultan is, shall we say, his two great obsessions in life. Um, those being a following to individuals. One is Beiser, uh, for whom he has promised to wear a pickle Hala, and I was very disappointed not to see one, one tonight. The other is a woman, um, by the name of AA. You tell me, is how you pronounce it? Now, this is a woman for whom Sven quite literally organized an entire Black Tie offer evening with a champagne reception just so he could try and woo her. And while you listen to him debate and vote as you go out, it's my sincere hope that you won't lead him on just like she did.

AA you tell me is how you pronounce it now this is a woman for whom svin quite literally organized an entire Black Tie offer evening with a champagne reception just so he could try and woo her and while you listen to him debate and vote

Now, after that, you'll hear from Professor John T, sorry, John Tan, the co-founding engineer of Skype. And I would praise it, but I mean, come on, man, we all use Zoom anyway. And finally, you'll hear from Professor Max Techark, a professor at MIT and the president of a Future of Life Institute, an organization created specifically to warn about AI. So, in other words, he literally pays people to speak for AI. And, you know, I had the pleasure of speaking to Professor Techark at dinner, and he's truly a brilliant man, really. And I would keep complimenting him if he weren't a vegan, so I'm told.

use zoom anyway and finally you'll hear from Professor Max techark a professor at MIT and the president of a future of Life Institute and organization created specifically to warn about AI so in other words he literally pays people to

Madam President, these are your speakers, our most. [Applause] Welcome.

your speakers of are most [Applause] welcome now before I have any more fun onto the actual speech so to to my mind I think as I mentioned earlier what's our what's our best argument in favor of this which is just all the benefits AI

Now, before I have any more fun, onto the actual speech. So, to my mind, I think, as I mentioned earlier, what's our best argument in favor of this, which is just all the benefits AI has for us and all it can do for us. So, these fine gentlemen, um, varying degrees of fine, have tried to convince you that it's some, you know, evil bugbear, it's some superhero villain, you know, flying in the sky, it's going to destroy our lives. But I don't think they've quite appreciated, not the experts, you for more than me, of course, um, just all it can do.

lives but I don't think they've quite appreciated not the experts you for more than me of course um just all it can do I mean first and foremost if this weren't enough on its own AI has the potential to completely

I mean, first and foremost, if this weren't enough on its own, AI has the potential to completely revolutionize how we envisage and practice healthcare. I mean, take for example, you know, you can have a world in which you can have AI driving so quickly, so in such an advanced manner, the development of medical diagnostics and treatments, you know, treatments which will greatly improve our ability to, well, live.

treatments you know treatments which will greatly improve our ability to well live um beyond that I mean we can catch fatal diseases early just uh imagine imagine world where we have such commonplace AI systems that can analyze millions of patient records like like

Um, beyond that, I mean, we can catch fatal diseases early. Just, uh, imagine, imagine a world where we have such commonplace AI systems that can analyze millions of patient records like that at the exact same time and then just treat it like they're in fact down the line. If it gets advanced enough, you can have a scenario where you don't even have to come to the hospital, where the doctors can just get the system and diagnose your disease. Who doesn't want to not go to the hospital ever again?

doctors can just get the system and and diagnose your disease who doesn't want to not go to ever again um moving beyond that if that weren't enough I mean it's also just so massively beneficial to us economically um you know from sectors to

Um, moving beyond that, if that weren't enough, I mean, it's also just so massively beneficial to us economically. Um, you know, from sectors to mechanical to agricultural to, yes, a finance bus Tom is trying to recruit. You know, how do you think your job's going to function in 20 years? And then not only, not only that, not only that, but take what I think every single one of us here wants: a self-driving car. My friends, that is AI. Not only will that stop us crashing into each other—well, with my driving skills, maybe not me, but hopefully most of you—but that will make it so much more convenient and cruelly so much more safe of the world.

single one of us here wants a self-driving car my friends that is AI not only will that stop us crashing into each other well with my driving skills maybe not me but hopefully most of you but that will make it so much more

And if that were not enough, if all of that was not enough, let's just take the example of climate change, which I think we can all agree is a bit of an issue now, with AI from how it can optimize our energy consumption so we don't overheat the planet, or how it can literally, you know, food programs quite literally predict the natural disasters that will inevitably occur. We will save tons and tons of lives.

issue now with AI from how it can optimize our energy consumptions so we don't overheat the planet or how it can literally you know Foods programs quite literally predict the natural disasters that will inevitably occur we will save

I mean, how can that be an existential threat? And in fact, dare I say, if anything at this point, there'll be a necessity. Now, indeed, it's, as I mentioned earlier, it's such a big part of all of our lives already. I mean, it's not some existential bugbear we haven't heard of. I mean, I just ask, how many of you have had to suffer through Siri on your phone AI? Or how many of us have spent hours, and in my case literally hours, on the other side of some AI, you know, chat box customer service? Like, once again, my friends, that is AI.

our Lives already I mean it's not some existential Buck bear we haven't heard of I mean I just ask how many of you have had to suffer through Siri on your phone AI or how many of us have spent

Or take Amazon, which I think is quite literally the one website we've probably all used. I mean, a lot of that runs by AI. I mean, you go on Amazon, you have your recommended, that's AI. Or take, maybe I'm projecting a bit too much, take YouTube. YouTube recommended AI, and I can say at least in my case, I've spent many 300 hours watching YouTube recommended instead of doing my essay. My friends, again, that is AI.

probably all used I mean a lot of that runs by AI I mean you go on Amazon you have your recommended that's AI or take maybe I'm projecting a bit too much take YouTube YouTube recommended Ai and I can

AI is not some, yes, you know, there's a lot we don't know about it. As a classicist, trust me, I know that. It's such a big part of our lives, and it's not, I think that's what I was saying, it's not some, you know, it's not some brave unknown. It is a known. In fact, it's become so much our normal that to just, as I suppose Sultan would want us to do, or any of these other very speakers, just throw it out as some threat that's unpracticable, that's not practicable, we can't do that without radically altering the way we live.

about it as a classicist trust me I know that it's such a big part of our lives and it's not I think that's what I'm was saying it's not some you know it's not some Brave unknown it is a known in fact

And finally, finally, as I mentioned very briefly and I shall hopefully expand on, as a gentleman so gracefully asked me, um, yes, AI is not perfect. There's a lot we don't know about it. It will change tre—

radically altering the way we live and finally finally as I mentioned very briefly and I shall hopefully expand on as a gentleman so gracefully ask me um yes AI is not perfect there's a lot we don't know about it it will change

tremendously in the next few years you know I allegedly do Latin and Greek I I can't tell you how these guys maybe but not me yes it's not perfect but there is a wide wide golf between having issues

and being an existential threat and when when you vote when you walk through those doors you don't have to think AI is great you don't even have to think it's the best thing ever you just have to think it's not Ultron or Thanos or

some dunesque you know machine trying to kill you it as in not an existential threat and with that I commend this motion to the house thank you very much