Elon Musk warns of AI as a “major threat to humanity”

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2023-11-03 00:09:26

With the participation of technology experts, global leaders and representatives from 27 countries, as well as the European Union, the first global agreement on AI was signed at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security Summit in the United Kingdom.

At this event, which took place at Bletchley Park over Wednesday and Thursday, Elon Musk issued a strong warning about the risks associated with AI.

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The businessman also expressed his desire to establish an entity that would allow oversight of major AI companies. According to Musk, the goal is to ensure that there is an entity that can observe and detect concerns related to AI.

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“What we really want is to establish a knowledge framework so that there is at least one independent arbiter who can observe what the main artificial intelligence companies are doing and at least sound the alarm in case of concern,” Musk said.

“I don’t necessarily know what the fair rules are, but before supervising you have to start by understanding,” the billionaire said. “I think there is a lot of concern among people in the AI ​​field about the possibility of the government rushing into regulations before they know what to do,” Musk stressed. “I think that’s unlikely to happen.”

What was agreed at the summit?

The United States, China, the European Union (EU), along with around twenty countries, including Brazil and Chile, signed a Bletchley Declaration for a “safe” development of intelligence on Wednesday, at the start of the meeting. artificial intelligence (AI) and “agreed on shared responsibility” for its risks.

“The balance is tilting in favor of Humanity, because we have the political will and the capacity to control this technology, ensuring its long-term benefits,” stressed the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, at the closing of the event.

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Citing physicist Stephen Hawking – who believed that AI could be “the best or the worst thing that can happen to humanity” – Sunak expressed his conviction that “it can be for the better”, if collaboration continues.

The UK wants to “lead the way” on this issue and take the lead in global cooperation on the potential dangers of AI.

Two international summits on AI will take place subsequently, one in South Korea, in six months, and another in France, in a year, said the British Minister of Technology, Michelle Donelan.

*With information from AFP

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