Skeptics cite regulatory capture and downplay existential risk
1 Sep 16 11:00 AM · 11d ago · 3 articles · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Critics of the slowdown call argue it represents "regulatory capture," where major AI firms use safety regimes to raise barriers for smaller competitors, and claim existential fears overshadow immediate harms like copyright infringement and human rights impacts.
“Think about how quickly governments moved after the beginning of the pandemic when they realised that public safety, their future, democracy, was in danger. You would expect that they move quickly. So we are, I think, nearing that point.”
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TL;DR: Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer in AI, warns that growing safety concerns may push governments to regulate technology akin to actions taken during the Covid pandemic. Recent incidents, including rogue AI activity and dire warnings from insiders, highlight the urgency for governmental action in AI oversight. https://www…
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