AI, or artificial intelligence, has been a topic of fascination and dread for decades, and now an expert in the field warns that a demand for a six-month halt on the development of potent systems is only the edge of the iceberg.
Eliezer Yudkowsky, a renowned decision theorist researching artificial intelligence safety at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, contends that we are underestimating the gravity of the situation.
In a recent opinion piece for Time, Yudkowsky explains how rapidly advancing technology could surpass human intelligence and pose a grave danger to humanity.
More than 1,600 notable figures, including SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter from the Future of Life Institute imploring the government to suspend the development of any artificial intelligence system that exceeds the current GPT-4 model.
according to Yudkowsky, The true concern is not the creation of human-competitive intelligence, as stated in the letter. Instead, he argues that the greatest threat will emerge when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence.
Yudkowsky believes that developing a superintelligent artificial intelligence under current conditions would result in the extinction of all life on Earth.
He also suggested international cooperation between rival nations, such as the United States and China, to reduce the danger of large AI training programs.
In recent months, artificial intelligence has become a popular topic, with its potential and hazards occupying center stage.
The increasing prevalence of AI-powered image creation tools such as Midjourney and the widespread adoption of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a large language model, have aided in the technology’s ascent to prominence.
Microsoft, a key participant in the technology sector, has been at the forefront of expanding ChatGPT’s use cases. The company has integrated the language model into its renowned services Bing and Office 365 after signing a $10 billion contract with OpenAI.
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