Techies urge UN to control AI for humanity sake
Major artificial intelligence companies' leaders implored the United Nations on Wednesday to control the rapidly advancing technology for humanity's sake. They fear that poorly managed AI could pose a risk to all of humanity, with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warning that the world could lose control of its future to AI.
Both urged the UN Security Council to implement safeguards to prevent the technology from becoming too powerful to manage. They also advocated for the equitable distribution of AI power, preventing it from becoming concentrated in a single company or nation. The tech leaders emphasized the benefits of AI for improving human lives, stating that it cannot be left to companies to prevent potential disasters.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband noted that the UK would prioritize controlling AI during its upcoming G20 leadership. The US, however, warned against creating a global governance structure to regulate AI. Chinese UN Ambassador Fu Cong emphasized that all countries should have the freedom to choose AI technology that suits their needs, warning against the formation of an "us-vs-them" mentality in the tech sector.
The meeting aimed to determine who should control life-and-death decisions in AI and when it might be too late to act. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had previously warned of killer robots, and experts and European leaders have expressed concerns that AI is nearing a dangerous threshold.
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