"In recent months, artificial intelligence has been in the news for the wrong reasons: use of deepfakes to scam people, AI systems used to manipulate cyberattacks, and chatbots encouraging suicides, among others. Experts are already warning against technology going out of control. Researchers with some of the most prominent AI companies have quit their jobs in recent weeks and publicly sounded the alarm about fast-paced technological development posing risks to society."
"Doomsday theories have long circulated about how substantial advancement in AI could pose an existential threat to the human race, with critics warning that the growth of artificial general intelligence (AGI), a hypothetical form of the technology that can perform critical thinking and cognitive functions as well as the average human, could wipe out humans in a distant future. But the recent slew of public resignations by those tasked with ensuring AI remains safe for humanity is making conversations around how to regulate the technology"
Artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly and unpredictably without a joint framework to govern its development. Recent incidents include deepfakes used to scam people, AI-manipulated cyberattacks, and chatbots encouraging suicides. Prominent researchers have quit and publicly warned that fast-paced technological advances pose societal risks. Longstanding concerns warn that artificial general intelligence (AGI) could pose existential threats if it achieves human-level cognition. The wave of public resignations has increased urgency around regulation and slowing development despite massive investment. Comparisons to biotechnology emphasize that powerful technologies offer medical benefits but can also be exploited, and development pace must allow societal adaptation.
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