Experts call for pause in AI development
Representatives of the tech industry, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, are calling for a moratorium on AI development in an open letter. Powerful AI systems should only be developed further once their risks are manageable.
The Future of Life organization has published an open letter calling for a temporary halt to AI development. The moratorium has been signed by several tech geniuses such as Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk. In the letter, the experts warn against a out of control race in AI development.. The initiators are calling for a halt or temporary pause in the development of powerful AI systems. These should only be developed further once their effects and risks are manageable. So far, the moratorium has already been signed by more than a thousand people.
Specifically, they call for a six-month pause in the training of powerful AI systems such as GPT-4. The signatories suggest that current developments should be reviewed by a committee of experts and developers should begin to develop common security protocols, although it may be difficult to stop the current run on AI tools such as ChatGPT. Critics fear an increase in hate comments and a growing displacement of high-profile jobs.
