“통제 불능 AI, 인류 멸종 초래”...전문가들 모여 증언한 뉴욕시의회 청문회

The former researcher of Anthropic, Jack Kessler, warned the New York City Council's hearing on artificial intelligence threats that if left unchecked, humanity could face extinction due to uncontrollable AI. Kessler noted that companies currently operate on a "move fast and break things" startup mentality, which may not be suitable for developing the most powerful technology.

He emphasized that without transparency and safety measures, the situation could become uncontrollable. While Kessler believed that forcing a "kill switch" on runaway AI in the short term might be meaningful, it would not be sufficient in the long run. Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner also testified via video, warning that China is not the only potential adversary, as domestic competition is also in play.

He stated that AI could surpass China in strength. The hearing saw participation from AI model development companies OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta, after they were warned by the council to appear. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google only attended after the council issued summonses. New York City Council Speaker Juliana Menen La.goldy has threatened to summon SpaceX for non-appearance and expressed disagreement with the company's vague answer to the requirement to quantify the risk of the worst disaster scenario in AI.