"Artificial intelligence could reshape our world for the better or threaten our very existence. Today's chatbots are just the beginning. We could be heading for a future in which artificial superintelligence challenges human dominance. To keep our grip on the reins of progress when faced with an intelligence explosion, we need to set clear standards and precautions for AI development."
"Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT and Dall-E, have taken the world by storm, demonstrating their ability to write, draw, and even compose music in ways that seem almost human. Generative means they generate or create things. But these abilities come with some steep downsides. These systems can easily create fake news, bogus documents, or deepfake photos and videos that appear and sound authentic."
"We have absolutely no idea how it works, and we are releasing it to hundreds of millions of people. We give it credit cards, bank accounts, social media accounts. We're doing everything we can to make sure that it can take over the world."
Artificial intelligence could both dramatically improve human life and pose existential threats if it surpasses human intelligence. Current generative AI systems can produce convincing text, images, and music but also create fake news, forged documents, and realistic deepfakes. Many generative models operate as black boxes whose internal decision processes remain opaque even to their creators, and they can hallucinate plausible-sounding falsehoods. The prospect of an intelligence explosion raises the possibility that artificial superintelligence could challenge human dominance. Clear standards, precautions, and governance are necessary to manage risks as AI capabilities accelerate.
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