More Tech Experts , Issue Warning About Possible Threat , of Artificial Intelligence.
NBC reports that leading experts in artificial intelligence have released a statement warning that the technology could lead to the end of the human race.
Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war, Center for AI Safety statement, via NBC.
On May 30, the warning was issued via a statement posted on the website of the Center for AI Safety, a nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco.
The statement was signed by nearly 400 people including AI executives from Google and Microsoft, as well as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
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The statement was signed by nearly 400 people including AI executives from Google and Microsoft, as well as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
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The statement, which was also signed by 200 academics, comes as the most recent warning to be issued by experts in AI technology.
The statement, which was also signed by 200 academics, comes as the most recent warning to be issued by experts in AI technology.
NBC reports that just two months ago, a different group of tech leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a similar warning.
NBC reports that just two months ago, a different group of tech leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a similar warning.
The warning came in the form of a petition calling for a "pause" on large-scale AI research that has yet to be heeded.
NBC reports that despite announcing plans to address AI, the White House has yet to show signs of an imminent plan for large-scale regulation of the emerging industry.
NBC reports that despite announcing plans to address AI, the White House has yet to show signs of an imminent plan for large-scale regulation of the emerging industry.
However, other experts see the warnings as overhyping and overpromising on the theoretical capabilities of AI.
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Literal extinction is just one possible risk, not yet well-understood, and there are many other risks from AI that also deserve attention, Gary Marcus, AI critic and a professor emeritus of psychology and neural science at New York University, via NBC
