Iron Man or Ultron: Is AI here to help us or hurt us? - Scott Hanselman - Copenhagen DevFest 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful and influential technologies of our time. It has the potential to transform various aspects of our lives, such as health, education, entertainment, and security. However, AI also poses significant challenges and risks, such as ethical dilemmas, social impacts, and existential threats. How can we ensure that AI is aligned with our values and goals? How can we prevent AI from becoming a source of harm or oppression? How can we foster a positive and collaborative relationship between humans and AI?
In this presentation, Scott Hanselman will explore these questions and more, drawing from his extensive experience as a software developer, blogger, podcaster, and speaker. He will provide examples of how AI can be used for good or evil, depending on the context and the intention. He will also share some best practices and guidelines for developing and deploying AI systems that are responsible, trustworthy, and beneficial. He will illustrate his points with references to popular culture, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where AI characters like Iron Man and Ultron represent different visions of human-AI interaction. He will invite the audience to reflect on their own views and expectations of AI, and to join the conversation about how to shape the future of this technology. This abstract was written entirely by Bing.

[@jmlane]

Everything about this talk was fantastic! Scott is one of the best speakers. He has a very friendly and non-threatening way of discussing serious topics. I'm very grateful for the considerable thought and effort he puts into these talks.
This was one of the most sober and thoughtful talks about AI I've seen. Most people are excited and overly enthusiastic. They forget about the additional considerations of working with and developing AI. It's refreshing to see a much-needed balanced perspective.

[@Lazzerman42]

Great Talk! You really got me thinking - we're the same age more or less. My brother got an Acorn Atom 1980 on which I as a 8 year old learned Basic and later a C64 with the 1541 diskdrive - on which I did everything :-) Some years later. my mum sponsored 50% of an Amiga 500 - and my faith was sealed. I'm not a VP, but I am a Senior Solution Architect. Hearing your talk made me realise how grateful I'm to my mum

[@AlexA-tp2rc]

Amazing talk, thanks Scott!

[@warrock0009]

Great talk, Well When AI starts coding, I hope it's more Iron Man's Jarvis and less Ultron! Otherwise, we'll need the Avengers for tech support

[@rfvtgbzhn]

It's already used a lot for coding from what I heared.

[@user-re3vt1rh9q]

I wonder which software does he use to draw red arrows and rectangles, zooming and stuff like that, it looks pretty cool

[@kunukn]

ZoomIt

[@DestinationDub]

Really enjoyed this, and congrats on the new job, Scott!

[@user-tk7os4dm5j]

looking forward to a new NDC keynote from Scott, it has been a while .

[@cmw3737]

How has AI affected people's code?
What is the best condensed format for expressing the outline of code to minimise the number of tokens that the LLM needs to access to best generate new code?
I can see something similar to header files being open in tabs or the use of Copilot encouraging more use of separate interface files or perhaps contracts being kept open and the implementation files only open for things you're working on.
We're still working through this so it's interesting to watch.

[@xtbamboll]

You got my Like by 1:37 Scott 🎉🎉🎉

[@juleswombat5309]

Yep, an AI support tool, that can helps review a Performance Trace is really cool. I can never really get mu head through all that graphs and hierarchy call chain, Just tell me where my performance bottle neck problem is in plain English please.

[@frankhaugen]

I had supportive parents, but they wouldn't sell a car to get me a computer 😮

[@vivekkaushik9508]

I didn't know you could curse during these talks. 😂

[@verbedr]

The biggest problem with artificial intelligence is that people assume it is intelligence, but in fact is just remains artificial and fake as any other Holywood film. Never forget, Iron Man or Ultron are both imaginary characters.

[@Flynnor]

I think xAI's Grok proved them wrong. They can be funny. Hilariously so.

[@zen-ventzi-marinov]

Half an hour in, such a waste of time. The speaker is intelligent but the talk is a waste of time so far.

[@nitsanbh]

Is this a 56-minutes ad for Microsoft?

[@endtimestraveller6634]

Super boring ...