Former attorney general says AI oversight lags behind household appliances
Writing in The Guardian, one ex-official argues that AI's dangers are unparalleled and call for urgent public debate and international law.
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What happened
A Guardian column takes up how lightly artificial intelligence is regulated, noting it faces fewer rules than a household fridge. The writer argues that the risk to humanity is unprecedented and that control of the future could be lost without urgent public debate. Drawing on years spent on national security as attorney general, the writer calls for robust use of international law.
Why it matters
The writer says the stakes are the future itself, and that public debate and international law are needed before control is lost.
Coverage
- AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s how | Richard Wilson and Clara Long (The Guardian)
- The biggest threat from AI is the sense that we have no say in it. To that I say game on (The Guardian)
- When AI is subject to less regulation than your fridge, something is startlingly wrong (The Guardian)
- One essential ingredient for AI safety? Democracy (The Guardian)
- Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible? (dailynous.com)
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