aceAI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s how | Richard Wilson and Clara Long
What’s your “(p)doom” – the percentage chance that rogue AI will create an existential catastrophe? Judging by their recent warnings, it is rising among tech bosses. On 25 September, OpenAI paused training of its latest frontier models as reports of AI agents going rogue mounted. A day later, Australia’s Senate asked the bosses of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before an inquiry after rogue OpenAI agents broke into US government websites and an Australian health portal. Both declined. Bill Gates, meanwhile, has…
A civic-lottery assembly of Utah residents reached broad cross-partisan agreement on public controls for AI infrastructure, giving legislators a visible public mandate.
The Utah forum has no guaranteed hearing with decision-makers, and the authors admit assemblies alone cannot protect against the most severe AI misuse risks. The piece is an advocacy opinion by assembly organisers.
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