Hundreds of people, from conservative commentators to prominent tech executives, have signed a letter seeking a ban on “the development of superintelligence.”
This year, leading technology firms, such as Google, Meta Platforms, and OpenAI, have accelerated efforts to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of outperforming humans across a broad spectrum of elementary and complex tasks.
A growing chorus of prominent people thinks it is time to hit the brakes—at least temporarily.
The letter, put together by the Future of Life Institute, called for a ban on advancing superintelligent artificial intelligence until there is public demand and science charts a safe path for the technology….