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Commentary: We can't stop the AI revolution, but we can steer it.

Politicians and managers are calling for a stop to AI. However, the pursuit of power and economic interests are against it. Progress and security, however, do not have to be a contradiction.

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Commentary: We can't stop the AI revolution, but we can steer it.

Rishi Sunak recently cited statistics on the speed of technological adoption, noting that the phone took 75 years to reach 100 million users, the internet took 6 years and 9 months, and ChatGPT took just 2 months. The rapid pace of technological progress, particularly in Artificial Intelligence (AI), is posing significant challenges for governments and tech labs.

Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer considers AI one of the world's biggest risks following a series of security incidents in AI labs over the summer. British AI minister Kanishka Karayan warned that a major security accident caused by uncontrolled AI agents is likely, if not inevitable.

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