The warning comes despite China’s usual laissez-faire approach to new technology and reflects growing concerns about AI’s capabilities.
Wednesday 31 May 2023 10:52 UK
The Chinese Communist Party warned of potential AI risks a day after experts said AI poses risks similar to those of nuclear war or a pandemic.
conference led by President Xi Jinping The Xinhua News Agency reported that the government called for “dedicated efforts to safeguard political security and improve security governance of internet data and artificial intelligence.”
and artificial intelligence He said it was progressing rapidly and urged officials to be “sharply aware of the complex and difficult situation facing national security.”
President Xi said China According to Xinhua, the company needed “a new development pattern with a new security architecture,” apparently reflecting concerns that AI could be abused for sabotage and espionage. It says.
The risk of technological annihilation “should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” AI pioneers warned this week.
CEO of the company behind Chat GPT The open letter was signed by all of the heads of Google’s AI labs, as well as by some of the technology’s “godfathers.”
The head of the AI Safety Center, which made the statement, told Sky News that human intelligence will eventually be overtaken by the power of AI.
“That puts us in a more vulnerable position, and we could be on the same path as Neanderthals and gorillas,” said Dan Hendricks.
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Tesla president Elon Musk joined another group of experts in March, Ask to Pause Training of Large Language AI Models – Type used by ChatGPT and similar chatbots.
The letter warned of “significant risks” and said a strong system should only be developed if it can be ensured “that its effects are positive and the risks manageable.”
The spread of disinformation, the loss of millions of jobs, and existential threats are often cited as potential dangers as AI continues to evolve rapidly.
It’s still in its early stages, but it’s already garnering attention for its ability to create compelling fake images, videos, and clone music tracks.
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China’s warning comes despite China’s usual laissez-faire approach to the development and use of new technologies.
A Foreign Affairs article this week said China’s “blunt attitude to technological risk, the government’s reckless ambition, and the Chinese government’s failure to manage the crisis are all on a collision course with the growing dangers of AI.” warned.
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China has been criticized by many in the West for using tools such as facial recognition, voice recognition and even gait analysis to monitor its citizens.
Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are particularly subject to such surveillance. Over 1 million people are in ‘re-education’ camps.
