The research highlightsgrowing concernthat AI could have unintended dangerous effects and produce many benefits.
The way to stop computers from harming people?
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The authors surveyed scientists who had co-authored at least two computational linguistics publications.
The hazards of AI are real, contends Huth.
AI is becoming increasingly autonomous, without human monitoring or decision-making.
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“This can lead to unforeseen consequences,” he added.
“Imagine an AI tasked with manufacturing paperclips,” Wu said.
“Now imagine that AI is being given much more power than needed.
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Suddenly, entire parts of our society and economy are repurposed into self-propagating paperclip factories.
That’s what we’re working to prevent.”
“And the data used to “teach” the programs should be carefully selected,” he added.
