In a recent interview, CEOs of Google DeepMind and Anthropic, Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei, discussed the immense responsibilities they carry regarding AI development. They advocate for regulatory bodies to oversee AI projects and emphasize the need for society to prepare for potential risks. Both executives expressed concern about the destructive possibilities of advanced AI and the delicate balance between rapid development and risk management. Hassabis pointed out that while AI seems "overhyped" in the short term, its long-term implications are significant and often neglected.
"I worry about those kinds of scenarios all the time. That's why I don't sleep very much," Hassabis said in an interview alongside Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
"Almost every decision that I make feels like it's kind of balanced on the edge of a knife - like, you know, if we don't build fast enough, then the authoritarian countries could win," Amodei said.
Hassabis said that while AI appears "overhyped" in the short term, he worries that the mid-to-long-term consequences remain underappreciated.
"The two big risks that I talk about are bad actors repurposing this general purpose technology for harmful ends - how do we enable the good actors and restrict access to the bad."
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