In 2003, Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom told us to imagine a future world where artificial intelligence is asked to produce as many paperclips as possible.

AI, because it is superintelligent, quickly realises that it will be able to produce more paperclips if there are no humans, since a human might decide to switch it off. And, even better, it can recycle our bodies into paperclips.

What is the point of this nightmarish thought experiment? As Bostrom explained, it illustrates the dangers of developing AI without working out how to eliminate its potential existentialRelating to the state of human existence. Existential dread can refer to grappling with your own experiences of responsibility and death. risk to human beings. More than 20 years later, the problem remains.

In an open letter published on Tuesday, 13 current and former employees of Google DeepMind and OpenAI warned of a number of risks in AI development, from misinformation to the loss of control of autonomousHaving the freedom to control itself or its life. AI systems potentially resulting in human extinctionCompletely dying out..

All these individuals want is for AI companies to allow them to voice their concerns about the new technology.

Are big businesses bad for humanity?

Yes! You cannot trust a big business to make the right decision for your wellbeing, because big businesses are only interested in profit.

No! Capitalism and big business are responsible for the biggest breakthroughs in science and technology, and for this we should be grateful.