A chat about AI between US tech mogul Elon Musk and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak focused heavily on utopian futures and theoretical risks of superhuman intelligence instead of actual harms caused by AI systems already deployed by tech companies
, entrepreneur Elon Musk spoke with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak about future AIs most likely being “a force for good” and someday enabling a “future of abundance”.
That utopian narrative about a future superhuman AI – one that Musk claims would eliminate the need for human work and even provide meaningful companionship – shaped much of the. But their conversation’s focus on an “age of abundance” glossed over the current negative impacts and controversies surrounding the tech industry’s race to develop large AI models – and did not get into specifics on how governments should regulate AI and address real-world risks.
“I think we are seeing the most disruptive force in history here, where we will have for the first time something that is smarter than the smartest human,” said Musk. “There will come a point when no job is needed – you can have a job if you want for personal satisfaction, but the AI will be able to do everything.”Musk also acknowledged his longstanding position of frequently warning about the existential risks that superhuman AI could pose to humanity in the future.
“My job in government is to say hang on, there is a potential risk here, not a definite risk but a potential risk of something that could be bad,” said Sunak. “My job is to protect the country and we can only do that if we develop that capability in our safety institute and then go in and make sure we can test the models before they are released.
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