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AI 'arms race' risks human extinction, warns top computing expert
Stuart Russell warns of catastrophic risks from unchecked AI competition and calls on governments to regulate amid $200 billion AI investments, highlighting job losses and surveillance threats.
- At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Russell warned that `AI systems themselves taking control and human civilisation being collatoral damage in that process` pose risks, urging action.
- Heavy investment is accelerating development and competition as countries and companies spend heavily on energy-hungry data centres, while CEOs of main AI companies cannot disarm unilaterally due to investor pressure.
- On Tuesday, Anthropic warned last week its chatbots could be nudged towards supporting crimes, while staff resignations highlight sector turmoil and risks of AI systems taking control, Russell said.
- Russell said the onus falls to world leaders to act as the five-day AI Impact Summit in New Delhi aims to attract investment and address risks.
- Public backlash and ethical concerns add pressure for regulation as young people and critics resist dehumanising AI, and Russell warned that governments letting private AI firms risk humanity is a dereliction of duty.
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