It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here | Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein

Recently, the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) have become a reality, as demonstrated by their use in Israel, the United States, and other countries for lethal purposes in Gaza and Iran. Additionally, law enforcement agencies have employed AI for surveillance and arrests, proving that the threat of AI is not merely hypothetical.

In recent weeks, this pressing issue has brought together unlikely allies in both the tech and policy spheres. Prominent figures such as Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis, along with Dario Amodei, Satya Nadella, and Bill Gates, have raised alarm about the potential dangers of AI and called for a pause in its development.

This growing consensus has even led high-profile advocates like Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to urge Congress to regulate AI, a topic that has surprisingly united Americans from all political backgrounds.

The recent push for regulation was partly inspired by Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher, who warned on Twitter/X that AI companies are "gambling with our lives" and that the technology "could kill us all by the end of the decade". As the immediate and tangible consequences of AI are now being experienced, it is imperative that appropriate safeguards are put in place to prevent catastrophic outcomes.