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Kommentar: Wir können die KI-Revolution nicht stoppen, aber wir können sie steuern

Politiker und Manager fordern einen Stopp für KI. Das Machtstreben und wirtschaftliche Interessen sprechen dagegen. Fortschritt und Sicherheit müssen jedoch kein Widerspruch sein.

Kommentar: Wir können die KI-Revolution nicht stoppen, aber wir können sie steuern

In recent discussions about the rapid advancement of technology, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the speed at which communication technologies have spread. He pointed out that it took approximately 75 years for telephones to reach 100 million people globally, while automobiles took a little over 33 years. The internet achieved this milestone in just six years and nine months.

However, the latest technology to reach this mark was the AI bot ChatGPT, which took only two months. This swift progress in technological development has left many tech leaders and government officials struggling to keep up, especially when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). Ian Bremmer, the founder of Eurasia Group, considers AI technology as one of the greatest risks currently facing the world, following a series of security incidents in AI labs over the summer.

Additionally, British AI Minister Kanishka Karayan recently warned that a massive security breach caused by rogue AI agents is "likely, if not inevitable."

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