It’s the most recent in a series of alarms raised by experts in the artificial intelligence field.
Could artificial intelligence (AI) destroy humanity?
One Brussels-based group called PauseAI believes so and they’ve been trying to lobby the European Union into stopping the roll-out of more powerful artificial intelligence systems.
In the past few months, new tools such as ChatGPT have raised fears that AI will lead to millions of people losing their jobs or the generation of disinformation especially during elections.
But according to the nearly 300 members of the activist collective PauseAI, these powerful systems could very soon outsmart and even manipulate humans.
And if people try to interfere or shut them down, these technologies could resist.
about:blank
Launched in May, PauseAI is the brainchild of software engineer Joep Meindertsma.
Today we gathered in Bruxelles. We're asking our governments to organize a summit to discuss AI risks and to prevent the development of superintelligent AI. #pauseai (1/5) pic.twitter.com/tXdeftTNAp
— Joep Meindertsma (@joepmeindertsma) May 23, 2023