Vice President Kamala Harris has met with top AI executives from Microsoft and Google to discuss concerns over the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence and the risks involved if it is left unchecked. Dr. Jeffrey Hinton, an expert in the field of AI, expresses his concern over the possibility of super intelligent AI taking over control from humans, manipulating people and becoming an existential threat. He calls for international collaboration in developing AI and figuring out how to keep it under control to minimize negative side effects.
1. Concerns over the expanding use of Artificial Intelligence have been raised.
2. Vice President Kamala Harris met with top executives from leading AI development companies including Microsoft and Google.
3. Dr. Jeffrey Hinton expressed concerns about the risks of super intelligent AI taking over control from people.
4. There are positive and negative possibilities for AI development.
5. The technology is advancing faster than societies can keep pace with and legislation takes years to pass.
6. Dr. Hinton suggests putting more resources into developing AI to make it more powerful and figuring out how to keep it under control while minimizing negative side effects.
7. There is potential for international collaboration to address the issue.
8. The turning back from a point where AI is more intelligent than us is uncertain.