Temporarily pausing the development of artificial intelligence would only give Chinese competitors an advantage, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said.
In an interview published Friday, Schmidt said in an interview with the Australian Financial Review that while there are legitimate concerns about the speed of AI research, technology companies working together to set standards will help them. said its concerns should be alleviated.
Last week, more than 1,000 researchers and executives, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, signed an open letter published by the Future of Life Institute to commit to “at least six months” of AI research. I asked for a stop and warned. It could have “potentially devastating effects” on society if proper governance is not put in place.
“Over the past few months, AI labs have been embroiled in an uncontrollable race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds. , or cannot be controlled with certainty,” the letter said.
But Schmidt said the six-month moratorium “will only benefit China.”
“My advocate is to get everyone together as soon as possible to discuss proper guardrails,” he said.
Last week, Australia moved to ban TikTok from government phones, while several state leaders said they would stop using the Chinese-owned social media app.
Schmidt said he disagrees with the recent TikTok bans by the US, UK and Australia, but said Western governments need to act faster to keep up with China’s research and development. added.
“China is very smart and knows what they are doing. We need to act together,” he said.
