Elon Musk and hundreds of experts call for suspending major experiments with artificial intelligence

Elon Musk and hundreds of experts signed a call to pause for at least six months the most powerful major experiments on Artificial Intelligence of GPT-4. “Artificial Intelligence systems with competitive human intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity,” they warned. In the document published on the futureoflife.org site, they call for a moratorium until security systems are established with new regulatory authorities, techniques to distinguish the real from the artificial and institutions to deal with the “dramatic economic and political disruptions that AI will cause.” In addition, the Future of Life Institute said: “The capabilities of AI systems are increasing rapidly. Larger models are increasingly capable of outperforming human performance in many areas. No company can foresee what this means for our societies.” With more data and compute, the capabilities of AI systems are scaling rapidly. The largest models are increasingly capable of surpassing human performance across many domains. No single company can forecast what this means for our societies. (2/8) pic.twitter.com/fXo903NOFE— Future of Life Institute (@FLIxrisk) March 29, 2023 “This pause must be public and verifiable, and include key actors,” the signatories stressed. “If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium.” Among the firms, in addition to the CEO of SpaceX, are Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, and leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Humanity can enjoy a flourishing future with AI. Having succeeded in creating powerful AI systems, we can now enjoy an ‘AI summer’ in which we reap the rewards, design these systems for the clear benefit of all, and give society a chance to adapt.” And they concluded: “Society has put on pause [el desarrollo] of other technologies with potential catastrophic effects on society. We can do it now. Let’s enjoy a long summer of AI, let’s not rush into a fall for which we are not prepared.”

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