ELON MUSK & EXPERTS CALL FOR A SIX-MONTH PAUSE ON AI DEVELOPMENT
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As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, concerns about its potential risks to society have evolved from mere speculation to pressing reality.
ELON MUSK & EXPERTS CALL FOR A SIX-MONTH PAUSE ON AI DEVELOPMENT

This sense of urgency has prompted Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and more than 1,000 other experts to sign an open letter, advocating for a six-month pause in the development of powerful AI systems to better manage and address these risks.

The signatories of the open letter include prominent figures like Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, researchers from Alphabet-owned DeepMind, and pioneering AI minds such as Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell. These experts have come together with the support of organizations like the Future of Life Institute, which receives funding from the Musk Foundation, Founders Pledge, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

The open letter calls for an immediate halt to all “giant AI experiments” for a period of six months. This would involve putting a temporary stop to the development of AI systems more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4. The signatories argue that creating such powerful AI systems should only be undertaken once we are confident in their positive impact and have developed mechanisms to manage their risks effectively.

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