BEIJING (AP) – China’s ruling Communist Party has stressed the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence and called for stronger national security measures.
The meeting, chaired by Party leader and President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, called for “dedicated efforts to safeguard political security and improve security governance of internet data and artificial intelligence,” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. .
Xi, who is China’s head of state, military commander and chairman of the Party’s National Security Commission, called on the conference to “always be keenly aware of the complex and difficult situation facing national security.”
The Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi said China needed a “new pattern of development with a new security architecture.”
China is already devoting enormous resources to curbing any political threat to party supremacy, spending more on police and security personnel than on its military.
While face-to-face protests and online criticism are ruthlessly censored, citizens are frustrated with policies, most recently the draconian lockdown measures enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19. continues to manifest.
China is cracking down on high-tech to reaffirm party control, but like other countries, it is desperate to find ways to regulate developing technology.
The rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT has fueled concerns that artificial intelligence systems could outsmart humans and spiral out of control.
Scientists and tech industry leaders, including senior executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning on Tuesday. About the danger that artificial intelligence poses to humanity.
“Reducing the risk of AI-induced extinction should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said.
More than 1,000 researchers and engineers, including Elon Musk, who is currently visiting China, signed an even longer letter earlier this year calling for a six-month moratorium on AI development.
The letter said AI poses “serious risks to society and humanity” and that some people associated with the issue are proposing a United Nations treaty to regulate the technology.
