Brits want to ban ‘smarter-than-human’ AI – good luck with that
Following the rapid advancements in AI tech like ChatGPT, it’s only a matter of time before the leading AI firms come up with AGI, or … The post Brits want to ban ‘smarter-than-human’ AI – good luck with that appeared first on BGR.
Following the rapid advancements in AI tech like ChatGPT, it's only a matter of time before the leading AI firms come up with AGI, or artificial general intelligence. By definition, AGI is AI that's as good as a human at tackling any task, with the obvious advantage that AI would have access to massive amounts of information. ASI, or artificial super intelligence, is the step after that.
AGI might not be a perfectly objective term, but at least we supposedly know what to expect from it. With superhuman intelligence, all bets are off. This is the kind of AI that is so smart that it can self-improve. It might invent new technologies that improve human life in ways previously unseen just as easily as it might try to destroy humans. It's unclear how long it'll take to reach ASI, but it's certainly happening.
As a longtime ChatGPT user, I don't want a world where AI isn't there to assist me. I don't want to imagine a future where even better AI will not be there to improve the way I work and function, even if AI will eventually steal my job. Put differently, I don't think AI development should stop. We have to get to AGI and then ASI. And yes, we need to do it safely. By we, I mean the entire human species, not any specific country.
I say that in response to a new survey Time shared that says the vast majority of Brits want tougher AI regulation, including a ban on smarter-than-human AI.
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