Hundreds of public figures have signed a letter calling for a global ban on a form of AI that could outthink humans
Hundreds of dignitaries across tech, academia, politics, and entertainment have signed a letter urging a ban on the development of so-called “superintelligence,” a form of AI that would surpass humans on essentially all cognitive tasks.
The group argues that the creation of superintelligent AI could trigger economic chaos, undermine human freedom, and even threaten human extinction if left unchecked. The call follows months of escalating warnings from experts who say existing AI models are advancing faster than regulators can keep up.
Among the 4,300 signatures as of Thursday are Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, media celebrities Kate Bush and Will.I.am, and tech “godfathers” such as Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio.
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