He fears in particular for the security of his country. US President Joe Biden discussed the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI), which is developing at full speed, during a meeting with advisers on Tuesday. Asked by journalists about the dangerousness of artificial intelligence, Joe Biden replied that it “remains to be seen. It could be”.
This technology could help deal with “very serious hardships, like disease and climate change,” the Democrat told experts at the White House Council on Science and Technology. However, it carries “potential risks for our society, our economy, and our national security,” he said.
Biden calls for ‘strict limits’ on data collected
“In my opinion, tech companies must ensure that their products are safe, resumed Joe Biden. Without safeguards, we see what the consequences are in terms of mental health and self-image”. Social networks are regularly accused of harming the mental health of their youngest users, for example by leading them to compare themselves to the perfect images that flood these platforms.
The Democratic president again called on Congress to put in place “strict limits” on the personal data collected by tech groups, and to ban targeted advertising aimed at children. On Twitter, Biden also says he launched “last year” a proposed “AI bill of rights to ensure that AI systems incorporate important protections for the American people from the start”.
American companies are at the forefront of the flourishing artificial intelligence sector. At the end of March, Elon Musk and hundreds of world experts called for a six-month pause in research into artificial intelligences. In an open letter, they spoke in particular of “major risks for humanity”.