An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “cha

Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can’t be trusted to guarantee AI safety::An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “cha

  • NateNate60@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    This has been the case for every new technology invented since before the Industrial Revolution.

    • Cotton gin: further proliferation of chattel slavery in the American south
    • Steam engine: coal barons using child labour and Pinkertons to extract basically forced labour
    • Oil: oil companies purchasing legislatures with bulk discount, climate change
    • Sewing machine: sweatshops
    • Airships: lax safety standards, giant inflammable hydrogen ballons
    • Electricity: 5,000 cables haphazardly strung on every lightpole in the city
    • Telephone: monopolies charging ten zillion dollars for a long-distance call, eavesdropping, &c.
    • Computer: mass surveillance
    • Internet: spam emails
    • Web 2.0: corporate surveillance for advertising purposes
    • Web 3.0: NFT scams
    • AI: deepfake porn, rubbish AI “books” flooding Amazon

    …

    • Paper: tax documents
    • Whey Isolate@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Everything else you said is on-point, but I will not let you badmouth airships. Those things are cool as fuck and a lot of their bad rep comes from long-standing misconceptions (especially surrounding the Hindenburg disaster).
      Just take a look at this page. It has a ton of useful info that you’ll likely find interesting, especially if you enjoy going down TVTropes rabbit holes.

  • Darkhoof@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Big Tech can be trusted… That they will do everything possible to be first to market to try to ensure a monopoly, including illegal use of data, lobbying to prevent regulation to be implemented and buying politicians to protect them.

  • CanadianNomad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Sounds like AI execs trying to use AI Safety as a way to market their products, all while creating legislation to keep competition and small companies at bay. It’s sickening to watch.

    • whereisk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately for them too many people have caught up to this little charade. It’s too well known to pass muster.