Elon Musk, Experts Sound Alarm on AI, Potentially 'Catastrophic Scenario' Suggest a 'Pause'

Billy Hallowell : Mar 30, 2023
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"I'm calling on religious leaders ... this is not a 'boycott AI conversation,' I'm joining my voice with Elon Musk, I'm joining my voice with those 1,000 scientists, and I'm asking religious leaders and ethicists all around the country ... let's all say now is the time to get together and to ask the preemptive questions." -Rev. Johnnie Moore

[Faithwire.com] The startling pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are growing is sparking alarm, discontent, and concern among analysts, with some of Silicon Valley's most prominent names rising up to call for a pause before such advances propagate severe societal damage. (Image: Unsplash-Aideal Hwa)

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has joined Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and countless other prominent names to sign an open letter from the Future of Life Institute calling on AI companies to "pause giant AI experiments" and create safety protocols.

"AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research and acknowledged by top AI labs," the letter reads. "Contemporary AI systems are now becoming human-competitive at general tasks, and we must ask ourselves: Should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and untruth? Should we automate away all the jobs, including the fulfilling ones? Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete, and replace us? Should we risk loss of control of our civilization?"

The letter urges a six-month pause on large-scale AI projects and for "safety protocols" to be put in place. The Rev. Johnnie Moore echoed the importance of this sentiment in a Wednesday tweet.

"For the good of humanity, all the interested parties need to convene a summit NOW in the US, to set parameters & consult with thinkers across the political & ideological spectrum (including especially religious leaders and ethicists, & people from between the coasts)," he wrote... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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