AI may exterminate humanity! Top tycoons jointly call for reducing AI risks to be a global priority

On Tuesday (May 30) local time, the non-profit organization "Center for AI Safety" issued a statement calling for reducing the risk of extinction brought by artificial intelligence (AI) to humans.

The brief statement of only four lines stated that Reducing the risk of extinction that AI may bring should become a global priority, along with epidemics and nuclear war.

↑This short statement is only 4 lines

It is reported that hundreds of AI experts, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, "AI Godfather" Geoffrey Hinton, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott, etc. The statement was signed by industry leaders, academics and prominent figures from other fields such as climate.

Media reports stated that although AI experts believe that the current generative AI chatbots still belong to the "copy and paste" model directly after receiving data training and do not think, but in view of the large amount of hype about the AI ​​industry and Investment, there are calls for regulation of the AI ​​era at the outset. David Krueger, a professor who studies AI at the University of Cambridge, said that for more than 10 years, he has been worried that AI may lead to the extinction of mankind, and now he is very happy that everyone can put forward this initiative.

According to reports, this statement was issued at a time when OpenAI’s generative chatbot ChatGPT became popular and promoted the technology industry to launch competition in the AI ​​​​field. Under this circumstance, More and more legislators, technology professionals, etc. are warning about the possibility that a new generation of AI chatbots may spread misinformation and replace some professions.

Dan Hendrycks, director of the "Artificial Intelligence Security Center", said on his social platform that AI brings many risks, such as transmitting wrong information and causing bias. He also linked the current situation in the field of AI to the warnings issued by the scientists who previously developed the atomic bomb after their successful development. “As [the ‘father of the atomic bomb’] Robert Oppenheimer said, our world is no longer the same,” he wrote.

↑Dan reminds people that AI brings many risks

In fact, this is not the first time that the industry has proposed a joint initiative out of concerns about AI. According to previous reports, Tesla founder Musk and Apple co-founder Wozniak also warned in an open letter calling on mankind to suspend the development of more powerful artificial intelligence for at least 6 months. Jeffrey, known as the "Godfather of AI," has resigned from Google, where he worked for many years, and has begun to talk openly about the risks posed by AI.

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