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Künstliche Intelligenz: „Mit 75 Prozent Wahrscheinlichkeit passiert genau das: Die Blase platzt“

Stuart Russell hat das einflussreichste KI-Lehrbuch geschrieben. Er erklärt, warum die Technologie bald auch Top-Manager ersetzen könnte – und wann sie zu einer existenziellen Bedrohung wird.

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Künstliche Intelligenz: „Mit 75 Prozent Wahrscheinlichkeit passiert genau das: Die Blase platzt“

Stuart Russell, a globally influential figure in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), revolutionized the debate around AI's potential risks. As a professor at the University of California, Berkeley for the past 40 years, he co-authored a foundational textbook that is used by over 1500 universities worldwide. In an interview with the Handelsblatt at the DLD Conference in Munich, Russell, who was once a technology optimist, explains his shift to sounding the alarm on AI, his criticism of current regulations, and his assessment of the risk of AI systems getting out of control.

He emphasizes that calling himself a "skeptic" is not accurate; instead, it's a compliment to AI, suggesting it could become so powerful that it becomes a threat, unless developed properly. Just as someone ensuring nuclear reactors don't explode is not a skeptic about nuclear energy, but rather a responsible person, he believes that proper development is crucial.

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