Key figures in artificial intelligence want training of powerful AI systems to be suspended amid fears of a threat to humanity. They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say the race to develop AI systems is out of control. Twitter chief Elon Musk is among those who want …
Why Elon Musk Is Calling for a Pause in 'out of Control' AI Work
The billionaire co-signed a letter along with other tech luminaires, asking that the tech industry take a beat in training artificial intelligence. The group wants at least all work to be put on hold for at least six months and warns of potential danger as a result of the flurry of innovation. But not everyone is buying into the message. What's really behind this missive?
The letter has been signed by Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, and leading AI researchers, but many experts and even signatories disagreed. More than 30,000 people—including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, politician Andrew Yang, and a few leading AI researchers—have signed …
Elon Musk signed an open letter on Tuesday calling for a six-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot that’s become incredibly popular since it was first made public in November. And while Musk may insist it’s all about making sure the …
Elon Musk doesn't think artificial intelligence will help Tesla make cars "anytime soon." He made the comment at Tesla's investor day on Wednesday in response to a question from a shareholder. But he reiterated his concerns about the technology. "I'm a little worried about AI stuff. I think it's …
While well-intentioned, the proposal signed by Elon Musk and 1,187 others is fundamentally flawed. Yesterday, 1,188 people — including researchers, …
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What he gets right — and very wrong — about AI, from driverless cars to ChatGPT. Elon Musk is at or near the top of pretty much every AI influencer list I have ever seen, despite the fact he doesn’t have a degree in AI and seems to have only one academic journal article in the field, which received …
Tech billionaire Elon Musk likes to think he knows a thing or two about artificial intelligence (AI), but the research community think his confidence …
An artificial intelligence expert with more than two decades of experience studying AI safety said an open letter calling for six-month moratorium on developing powerful AI systems does not go far enough. Eliezer Yudkowsky, a decision theorist at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, wrote in …
Today the Future of Life Institute issued an open letter calling on all AI labs to pause, for at least six months, the training of all large-scale AI …