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AI Pioneers Sound Alarm on Risks of Their Creations as Regulation Lags

  • Geoffrey Hinton and other leaders in artificial intelligence have left tech companies to warn about disinformation, job loss, privacy concerns, and bias in AI systems.
  • Consumer tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot are raising concerns as people turn to them for sensitive issues, but safeguards and oversight are lacking.
  • The White House and regulators are scrambling to address AI risks through research funding, guidance, and conversations with tech CEOs, but critics say more action is needed.
  • AI can generate authentic-looking images, videos, text and more, fueling fears of manipulation as the technology's abilities outpace our understanding.
  • There is no consensus on how to balance the promise of AI with the need to prevent harm, even as the field's pioneers sound the alarm.
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