AI is transforming our world. Accepting independent oversight is the least companies can do to protect our rights<\/p>\n
The speed with which AI is transforming our lives is head-spinning. Unlike previous technological revolutions \u2013 radio, nuclear fission or the internet \u2013 governments are not leading the way. We know that AI can be dangerous; chatbots advise teens on suicide and may soon be capable of instructing on how to create biological weapons<\/a>. Yet there is no equivalent to the Federal Drug Administration, testing new models for safety before public release. Unlike in the nuclear industry, companies often <\/strong>don\u2019t have to disclose dangerous breaches or accidents. The tech industry\u2019s lobbying muscle, Washington\u2019s paralyzing polarization, and the sheer complexity of such a potent, fast-moving technology have kept federal regulation at bay. European officials are facing pushback against rules that some claim hobble the continent\u2019s competitiveness. Although several US states are piloting AI laws, they operate in a tentative patchwork and Donald Trump has attempted<\/a> to render them invalid.<\/p>\n Heads of AI platforms like OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and Google\u2019s Gemini say they care about safety. But owning the future of AI means pouring billions into models that not even their creators fully understand, and making choices like adding ads \u2013 and the capabilities that the Pentagon is now seeking from Anthropic<\/a> \u2013 that raise risk. Anthropic, which styles itself as the most conscientious frontier AI company, says its model<\/a> is trained to \u201cimagine how a thoughtful senior Anthropic employee\u201d would weigh helpfulness against possible harm. The directive echoes criticisms levied years ago over Silicon Valley companies that shaped the lives of users worldwide from insular boardrooms. Consumers don\u2019t believe they are in good hands. Fully 77% of Americans<\/a> surveyed last year think AI could pose a threat to humanity.<\/p>\n Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AI is transforming our world. Accepting independent oversight is the least companies can do to protect our rights The speed with which AI is transforming our lives is head-spinning. Unlike previous technological revolutions \u2013 radio, nuclear fission or the internet \u2013 governments are not leading the way. We know that AI can be dangerous; chatbots … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}