This is not the first time that a group of experts has sounded the alarm about the potential risks of AI. Last March, an open letter was published that advocated a six-month pause in the development of AI . That letter was, however, met with criticism. Some experts considered that the letter exaggerated the risks that AI could potentially pose, while others agreed with the danger that is actually hidden in this technology, but not with the remedy proposed by those who signed the letter.
Dan Hendrycks, executive director of the Center for AI Safety, told The New York Times that the brevity of the statement issued today by his organization—which does not suggest usa number screening specific ways to mitigate the threat posed by AI—is deliberate and is ultimately intended to avoid potential disagreements. “We didn’t want to put a big menu of 30 potential interventions on the table,” Hendrycks says. “When that happens, the message gets diluted.”
Hendrycks refers to this statement as a kind of “coming out” by those figures in the AI field who are genuinely concerned about the potentially damaging development of this technology. “There is a misunderstanding, even within the AI community itself, that there are only a handful of birds of ill omen,” he stresses. “However, the truth is that in private many people express their concerns about AI,” he adds.
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