Test for humans: How to make artificial intelligence safe
The drumbeat of warnings over the dangers of artificial intelligence is reaching a new level of intensity. While AI researchers have long worried that AI could push people out of jobs, manipulate them with fake video, and help hackers steal money and data, some increasingly are warning the technology could take over humanity itself.
In April, leading tech figures published an open letter urging all AI labs to stop training their most powerful systems for at least six months. Last month, hundreds of AI researchers and others signed onto a statement suggesting humanity should approach the “risk of extinction” at the hands of the technology with the same priority it
