WHY ARE PEOPLE SO WORRIED ABOUT AI?
7 years, 2 months ago

WHY ARE PEOPLE SO WORRIED ABOUT AI?

Daily Mail  

It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. They could steal jobs More than 60 percent of people fear that robots will lead to there being fewer jobs in the next ten years, according to a 2016 YouGov survey. As well as posing a threat to our jobs, other experts believe AI could 'go rogue' and become too complex for scientists to understand. They could 'go rogue' Computer scientist Professor Michael Wooldridge said AI machines could become so intricate that engineers don't fully understand how they work. This means driverless cars or intelligent robots could make unpredictable 'out of character' decisions during critical moments, which could put people in danger.

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Why are we so afraid of AI?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why are we so afraid of AI?

The Independent  

Nikki Barraclough’s letter recently made a very good point about AI. Bob Sampson Sayers Common, West Sussex The US can’t retreat now As mentioned in The Independent’s recent article “USAID set to be hacked from 14,000 workers to just 294 as Trump team shreds humanitarian agency”, the drastic reduction of the USAID workforce raises significant concerns about the government’s commitment …

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI could reach a ‘dangerous point’ in future
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI could reach a ‘dangerous point’ in future

Hindustan Times  

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned that artificial intelligence could eventually reach a “dangerous” stage, urging humanity to be prepared to step away if needed. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt “When the system can self-improve, we need to seriously think about unplugging it,” Schmidt said Sunday in an interview with American television network ABC News. The American channel also highlighted …

Former Google CEO believes AI companies should consider ‘unplugging’ AI before it is too late
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Google CEO believes AI companies should consider ‘unplugging’ AI before it is too late

Firstpost  

Schmidt warned that the ability for AI systems to self-improve could be closer than many anticipate, potentially arriving within the next few years. Image Credit: Reuters Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has raised alarm bells about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, warning that systems capable of self-improvement could pose unforeseen risks. The rise of autonomous AI Schmidt warned …

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

Wired  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expects AGI, or artificial general intelligence—AI that outperforms humans at most tasks—around 2027 or 2028. Elon Musk’s prediction is either 2025 or 2026, and he has claimed that he was "losing sleep over the threat of AI danger." Similarly, as the limitations of current AI have become clear, most AI researchers have come around to the …

Elon Musk makes chilling AI prediction as he opens up about his ‘biggest fear and hope’
10 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk makes chilling AI prediction as he opens up about his ‘biggest fear and hope’

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday revealed his biggest fear and biggest hope while making a grim forecast about artificial intelligence. US businessman Elon Musk addresses participants via videoconference during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024. But otherwise, AI and the robots …

America's doomsday fears REVEALED: Worries range from World War 3 to killer robots - but another dreaded scenario is the scariest of all
11 months, 2 weeks ago

America's doomsday fears REVEALED: Worries range from World War 3 to killer robots - but another dreaded scenario is the scariest of all

Daily Mail  

We live in frightening times. The Pentagon's four legged robot dogs may offer a glimpse of what killer machines will look like Republican voters most fear economic collapse, Democrats are more alarmed by climate change An economic meltdown is the top fear for a third of respondents. The wildfire damage in Lahaina on Maui Island alerted many people to the …

Cyber experts worry AI could create a world of haves and have-nots
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyber experts worry AI could create a world of haves and have-nots

Live Mint  

NEW YORK—Cybersecurity experts said that the growing sophistication of artificial-intelligence systems could create a new poverty line for cyber, where companies that can afford to research and develop the technology end up better protected against hackers than those that cannot. “I’m concerned that in cybersecurity, with gen AI, it’s becoming the haves and the have-nots,” said Sean Joyce, global cybersecurity …

Elon Musk: AI could pose existential risk if it becomes ‘anti-human’
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk: AI could pose existential risk if it becomes ‘anti-human’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Artificial intelligence could pose an existential risk if it becomes “anti-human”, Elon Musk …

Elon Musk warns of ‘civilisational risk’ posed by AI at historic gathering of tech giant chiefs
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk warns of ‘civilisational risk’ posed by AI at historic gathering of tech giant chiefs

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla titan and multi-billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly warned US senators at a …

AI poses a profound threat – but could also help us in a variety of important ways, experts agree
1 year, 7 months ago

AI poses a profound threat – but could also help us in a variety of important ways, experts agree

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That was the conclusion of The Independent’s latest premium live event, which saw experts discuss the question: …

Humans at grave risk, 42 per cent CEOs believe AI can destroy humanity in 5-10 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Humans at grave risk, 42 per cent CEOs believe AI can destroy humanity in 5-10 years

India Today  

AI or artificial intelligence is the buzzword in the world of tech nowadays. With the advancement of AI, top tech CEOs, including Twitter and Tesla head Elon Musk, are worried about artificial intelligence taking over humanity. According to the latest survey conducted by CNN at the Yale CEO Summit earlier this week, 42 percent of of CEOs believe AI can …

Expert says there's a 50% chance AI will wipe out humanity
1 year, 9 months ago

Expert says there's a 50% chance AI will wipe out humanity

Daily Mail  

He is one of the signatories of a statement against AI published earlier this week Professor Max Tegmark has drawn parallels with the demise of extinct species If you're not scared of artificial intelligence yet, an expert thinks there's a 50 per cent chance it will wipe out humanity. Top scientists think that in the near future, AI could be …

Does artificial intelligence pose the risk of human extinction?
1 year, 10 months ago

Does artificial intelligence pose the risk of human extinction?

Al Jazeera  

Tech industry leaders issue a warning as governments consider how to regulate AI without stifling innovation. Our world is experiencing an artificial intelligence revolution – and it is happening at a breathtaking pace. But the technology’s capacity to perform human functions has also raised concern about the threat it poses to millions of jobs. Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: David Krueger …

AI more dangerous than nuclear war, will cause extinction, warns ChatGPT maker, top researchers
1 year, 10 months ago

AI more dangerous than nuclear war, will cause extinction, warns ChatGPT maker, top researchers

Firstpost  

Sam Altman, the founder CEO of OpenAI and the creator of ChatGPT has signed a statement along with some of the world’s top most AI researchers, claiming that AI is more dangerous that nuclear war and pandemics, and therefore needs to treated as such A group comprising leading AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs has expressed concerns about the existential threat …

AI same risk as nuclear wars, experts warn
1 year, 10 months ago

AI same risk as nuclear wars, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. DeepMind and OpenAI chief executives Demis Hassabis and Sam Altman pledged their support to a short statement …

Does AI Pose 'Risk of Extinction' to Humanity? Top AI Executives Answer This Question
1 year, 10 months ago

Does AI Pose 'Risk of Extinction' to Humanity? Top AI Executives Answer This Question

News 18  

Top artificial intelligence executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which they urged policymakers to equate at par with risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war. Recent developments in AI have created tools supporters say can be used in applications from medical diagnostics to writing legal briefs, …

Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning
1 year, 10 months ago

Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

Associated Press  

Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said. “So we had to get people to sort of …

Artificial Intelligence Raises Risk Of Extinction, Experts Say In New Warning
1 year, 10 months ago

Artificial Intelligence Raises Risk Of Extinction, Experts Say In New Warning

Huff Post  

AP Photo/Alastair Grant OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, the founder of ChatGPT and creator of OpenAI speaks at University College London, as part of his world tour of speaking engagements in London, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said. …

Mitigating ‘extinction’ from AI should be ‘global priority’, experts say
1 year, 10 months ago

Mitigating ‘extinction’ from AI should be ‘global priority’, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the biggest names in the development of artificial intelligence have called …

Halt AI research? Doctors, public health experts call unchecked AI 'existential threat to humanity'
1 year, 10 months ago

Halt AI research? Doctors, public health experts call unchecked AI 'existential threat to humanity'

Daily Mail  

Medical experts have issued a fresh call to halt the development of artificial intelligence, warning it poses an 'existential threat' to people. The fears of AI come as experts predict it will achieve singularity by 2045, which is when the technology surpasses human intelligence to which we cannot control it Of course, today's text-based AI resources, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, don't …

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
1 year, 10 months ago

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Geoffrey Hinton, an award-winning computer scientist known as the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” is having some serious second thoughts about the fruits of his labors. Shortly after the Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI released its latest AI model called GPT-4 in March, more than 1,000 researchers and technologists signed a letter calling for a six-month pause on AI development …

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
1 year, 10 months ago

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Geoffrey Hinton, an award-winning computer …

AI a threat to humans? Here is what Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other tech experts feel
1 year, 11 months ago

AI a threat to humans? Here is what Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other tech experts feel

India Today  

The popularity of chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's refurbished Bing, and Google's Bard has sparked a worldwide interest in generative AI and its capabilities. Along with experimenting in the AI space, experts like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Twitter owner Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, among others, have time and again warned about the dangers associated …

The new nuke race: AI is the new nuclear arms race says tech mogul, fears it could 'enslave humans'
1 year, 11 months ago

The new nuke race: AI is the new nuclear arms race says tech mogul, fears it could 'enslave humans'

Firstpost  

A tech billionaire has compared the insipid race to master artificial intelligence and turn it into something profitable, without any regard to the potential harm that it poses to the nuclear arms race of the twenty-first century. Tech experts warn against developing AI rapidly, without caution In a recent interview, Baragona said that “AI superintelligence is like the nuclear weapons …

Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT
2 years ago

Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT

Associated Press  

Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that could one day outsmart humans? Their petition published Wednesday is a response to San Francisco startup OpenAI’s recent release of GPT-4, a more advanced successor to its widely-used AI chatbot ChatGPT that helped spark a race among tech giants Microsoft and Google to unveil similar applications. …

Elon Musk's hatred of AI explained
2 years ago

Elon Musk's hatred of AI explained

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk wants to push technology to its absolute limit, from space travel to self-driving cars — but he draws the line at artificial intelligence. That concern is shared among many brilliant minds, including the late Stephen Hawking, who told the BBC in 2014: 'The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Despite his …

‘Out of control’ AI is a threat to civilisation, warns Elon Musk
2 years ago

‘Out of control’ AI is a threat to civilisation, warns Elon Musk

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk has warned that “out of control” development of artificial intelligence could “pose profound risks to society and humanity”. “Out of control” development by “unelected tech leaders” could lead to the development of “nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us”, they warned in the letter. The open letter urged “all AI labs to immediately pause …

Musk, other tech experts urge halt to further AI developments
2 years ago

Musk, other tech experts urge halt to further AI developments

Al Jazeera  

More than 1,000 tech leaders sign petition calling for pause of ‘giant AI experiments’ in response to the release of GPT-4. An open letter, signed by more than 1,000 people so far including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, was in response to San Francisco startup OpenAI’s recent release of GPT-4, a more advanced successor to its widely-used AI chatbot …

Human-level AI is a giant risk. Why are we entrusting its development to tech CEOs?
2 years, 7 months ago

Human-level AI is a giant risk. Why are we entrusting its development to tech CEOs?

Salon  

Technology companies are racing to develop human-level artificial intelligence, whose development poses one of the greatest risks to humanity. Last week, John Carmack, a software engineer and video game developer, announced that he has raised 20 million dollars to start Keen Technologies, a company devoted to building fully human-level AI. The late Stephen Hawking, tech CEOs such as Elon Musk …

The Future Could Be Blissful—if Humans Don’t Go Extinct First
2 years, 7 months ago

The Future Could Be Blissful—if Humans Don’t Go Extinct First

Wired  

It’s certainly worth considering. Do you know?” And then the second thing is that, as with all of these things, you’ve got to worry that if one person or one group just unilaterally says, “OK, I’m gonna not develop this,” well, maybe then it’s the less morally motivated actors that promote it instead. It’s not clear exactly how fast we …

Why Artificial Intelligence isn’t intelligent
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Artificial Intelligence isn’t intelligent

Live Mint  

A funny thing happens among engineers and researchers who build artificial intelligence once they attain a deep level of expertise in their field. That didn’t stop extremely smart computer scientists from making them, and the disappointing results that followed led to “AI winters" in which funding and support for the field dried up, says Melanie Mitchell, an AI researcher and …

How afraid should we be of Artificial Intelligence?
4 years ago

How afraid should we be of Artificial Intelligence?

ABC  

We must not allow ethical concerns about Artificial Intelligence to distract us from the moral obligation we have to use AI to improve the lives of humanity. For example, when the “horseless carriage” was first invented, some initial concerns led to an opinion piece entitled “The horseless carriage means trouble”, where the author argued: “The speed of which they are …

Elon Musk claims AI will overtake humans 'in less than five years'
4 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk claims AI will overtake humans 'in less than five years'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has warned that humans risk being overtaken by artificial intelligence within …

When Elon Musk met Jack Ma: Debate on AI, Mars, the end of civilisation
5 years, 7 months ago

When Elon Musk met Jack Ma: Debate on AI, Mars, the end of civilisation

Live Mint  

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, two of the leading luminaries in the technology world, sparred against each other on Thursday on subjects ranging from the dangers of artificial intelligence, the need to explore Mars and the future of education. Held at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, the rare …

The World According to AI
5 years, 9 months ago

The World According to AI

Al Jazeera  

How will Artificial Intelligence be used in the future? In episode one of The Big Picture: The World According to AI, we chart the evolution of artificial intelligence from its post-World War II origins and, dissect the mechanisms by which existing prejudices are built into the very systems that are supposed to be free of human bias. The Big Picture: …

The curse of Artificial Intelligence
5 years, 11 months ago

The curse of Artificial Intelligence

Hindustan Times  

The artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, recently demonstrated a neural network that created news articles so convincing and so capable of emulating human journalists that the organisation’s fear of its misuse to sway elections and terrorise stock markets led it to restrict distribution of the code underlying it. At the same time, stories about robots stealing our jobs and driverless cars …

We’re not even close to building a true AI: Intel’s Naveen Rao
6 years, 8 months ago

We’re not even close to building a true AI: Intel’s Naveen Rao

Live Mint  

Intel’s VP and GM, Artificial Intelligence Products Group shares his views on burning questions around the AI. AI uses elements such as machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision – with huge data at the core. AI is the next wave of computing, and by allowing machines to learn, reason, act and adapt in the real world, machine learning is …

In The Wrong Hands, AI Can Mean New-Age Terrorism, Automated Cyber Attacks: Report
7 years, 1 month ago

In The Wrong Hands, AI Can Mean New-Age Terrorism, Automated Cyber Attacks: Report

News 18  

In a 100-page analysis, the experts outlined a rapid growth in cybercrime and the use of “bots" to interfere with news gathering and penetrate social media among a host of plausible scenarios in the next five to 10 years. “Our report focuses on ways in which people could do deliberate harm with AI," said Sean O hEigeartaigh, Executive Director of …

AI is highly likely to destroy humans, Elon Musk warns
7 years, 4 months ago

AI is highly likely to destroy humans, Elon Musk warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk believes it’s highly likely that artificial intelligence will be a threat …

AI could 'go rogue' and turn on humanity, expert warns
7 years, 5 months ago

AI could 'go rogue' and turn on humanity, expert warns

Daily Mail  

Artificial intelligence could 'go rogue' as it becomes too complex for scientists to understand, a top Oxford academic has warned. Computer scientist Professor Michael Wooldridge said AI machines could become so intricate that engineers don't fully understand how they work. Computer scientist Professor Michael Wooldridge said AI could become so complex that the scientists building them don't fully understand how …

Elon Musk thinks that artificial intelligence poses a greater threat than North Korea
7 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk thinks that artificial intelligence poses a greater threat than North Korea

Firstpost  

Elon Musk has called for regulation of AI in the past. His comments about AI follows heightened tensions between the US and North Korea. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that people should be more concerned with Artificial Intelligence than the risk posed by escalating tensions with North Korea, the media reported. His comments also follow heightened tensions …

AP Explains: Should you be worried about the rise of AI?
7 years, 8 months ago

AP Explains: Should you be worried about the rise of AI?

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although you could be forgiven if you don’t see why this seems like a pressing question. MAYBE For a computer to become a “general purpose” AI system, it would need to …

Musk warns 'the world is accelerating towards collapse'
7 years, 8 months ago

Musk warns 'the world is accelerating towards collapse'

Daily Mail  

Be it climate change or rogue artificial intelligence, Elon Musk often turns to Twitter to share his concerns regarding the future of life on Earth. Responding to a recent article which argues the world may soon hit ‘peak person’ as fertility rates drop, Musk warned the global population is ‘accelerating towards collapse, but few seem to notice or care.’ Scroll …

AI experts warns robots will demand rights
8 years, 1 month ago

AI experts warns robots will demand rights

Daily Mail  

Get used to hearing a lot more about artificial intelligence. Scroll down for videos Last month, in a 17-2 vote, the parliament's legal affairs committee voted to begin drafting a set of regulations to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence and robotics While forecasting the imminence of an AI-centric future remains a matter of intense debate, we will …

Tech Giants Team Up to Keep AI From Getting Out of Hand
8 years, 6 months ago

Tech Giants Team Up to Keep AI From Getting Out of Hand

Wired  

Let's face it: artificial intelligence is scary. The good news is that many of the tech giants behind the new wave of AI are well aware that it scares people---and that these fears must be addressed. That's why Amazon, Facebook, Google's DeepMind division, IBM, and Microsoft have founded a new organization called the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People …

The Amazing Artificial Intelligence We Were Promised Is Coming, Finally
8 years, 9 months ago

The Amazing Artificial Intelligence We Were Promised Is Coming, Finally

Huff Post  

An illustration picture shows a projection of binary code on a man holding a laptop computer, in an office in Warsaw June 24, 2013. At its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple opened up its AI systems so that independent developers could help it create technologies that rival what Google and Amazon have already built. That is essentially how IBM's Big …

Google chairman Eric Schmidt dismisses Hollywood-driven AI fears as unrealistic
8 years, 9 months ago

Google chairman Eric Schmidt dismisses Hollywood-driven AI fears as unrealistic

Daily Mail  

AI will help us understand the cause and effect of these challenges We are all familiar with the doomsday scenario depicted by many modern films, when artificial intelligence goes bad and takes over the world. But this is not going to happen, according to Google chairman, Eric Schmidt, who claims that super-intelligent robots will someday help use solve problems such …

Experts reveal how AI could turn evil
8 years, 10 months ago

Experts reveal how AI could turn evil

Daily Mail  

The scenarios sound like they belong to the plot of a science fiction film. Scroll down for video The list of how AI could turn evil was drawn up by computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy and entrepreneur Federico Pistono – and they say, as far-fetched as they may sound, we need to take the threats seriously. But according to Chris Bishop, …

Should we fear artificial intelligence?
9 years, 1 month ago

Should we fear artificial intelligence?

Live Mint  

If you are a fan of sci-fi movies like I, Robot, The Terminator or Universal Soldier, you may have asked yourself: “Will machines outsmart humans?” With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the short answer is, “Yes”. The late John McCarthy, an American computer and cognitive scientist who coined the term AI in 1955, defined it as “the science and engineering …

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