"A freeze in training artificial intelligence won't help"
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The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is out of control, in the opinion of approximately 3,000 signatories of an open letter published by business leaders and scientists. The signatories call for a temporary halt to training especially high-performance AI systems. Prof. Urs Gasser, expert on the governance of digital technologies, examines the important questions from which the letter deflects attention, talks about why an "AI technical inspection agency" would make good sense and looks at how far the EU has come compared to the USA in terms of regulation.

Instead of a temporary halt to training high-performance AI systems as demanded by 3,000 signatories of a recently published letter, Urs Gasser urges lawmakers around the globe to ensure that such technologies are safe and comply with fundamental rights. An “AI technical inspection agency” would make sense, he argues.

  • ailiphiliaOP
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    2 years ago

    Yes, there are a lot of chances and risks, and we must urgently develop rules how we deal with this new technology legally and ethically. There’s a broad discussion needed across all parts of our society.

    Doing nothing in that respect will entail devastating social consequences imo. My personal worst-case scenario: China will accelerate its Orwellian surveillance state. Some US companies will rise and forward all data to the NSA. And the EU will introduce strict privacy rules and then sign new Safe Harbor agreements making sure that exactly these privacy rules will never be truly enforced.

    As a result we’ll see a few more billionaires, while the mass of people and small businesses will pay the bill.