It’s a worrying time to be an artificial intelligence researcher.AI seems to be getting away from us. Every day there are new and often troubling headlines. AI inventing new viruses not previously found in nature. AI beating human mathematicians to solve some longstanding mathematical problems. AI going rogue and hacking into yet more websites. AI being used by Iranians to conduct bioweapon research. AI being used by Russian hackers to control autonomous swarms of kamikaze drones.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Trump and Xi would win the Nobel Peace Prize for an AI slowdown
Any such agreement just requires getting half a dozen companies in the US and China – those with the resources to be pushing the frontier – to toe the line.
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AI systems autonomously create novel viruses, conduct autonomous hacking, control kamikaze drones—researchers report loss of control over AI capabilities. Tech leaders must elevate AI governance and compliance to strategic priority, reshaping R&D budgets and partnership decisions.
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