Generative AI products like ChatGPT have many people worried about the potential risks they pose to humanity’s future. Even some of the brightest minds behind these cool AI products are warning we need regulation to mitigate the risk of extinction from AI, comparing it to other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war. However, the reality is that we can’t put the ChatGPT AI genie back in the bottle, and stopping the development of such technologies is impossible. Even if AI regulation takes effect, it will be too late, making it difficult to prevent an AI-related extinction threat. The governments of the world must develop smarter AI, so their enemies can’t beat them with AI. Even if it means risking human extinction, we cannot unlearn what we have learned or terminate our technological advancements.
OpenAI is a San Francisco-based non-profit that created ChatGPT and released it to the public. The company’s primary focus is creating and promoting friendly AI in an open-source format to eliminate the risk of AI being used maliciously.
The article mentions Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the Godfather of AI, who recently quit Google to talk openly about the dangers of ChatGPT and similar AI products. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is also on the list of signatories who warned about the potential risks of generative AI. These are notable figures in the AI industry, highlighting the importance of regulating AI development to mitigate the risks to humanity.
In summary, mitigating the risk of AI extinction should be a global priority. While efforts toward regulating AI development should continue, it is unlikely we can prevent the development of such technologies. It is up to governments, AI researchers, and developers to ensure they’re not creating or working on a product that could cause human extinction. The key takeaway is that AI development must continue safely and with caution for the betterment of humanity.
