Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?
ControlAI's Connor Leahy argues superintelligence risks are too great for alignment and containment, advocating halting its development with new legislation.
On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan interviews Connor Leahy, AI researcher and U.S. Executive Director of nonprofit ControlAI. Leahy argues the risks of superintelligent AI have grown too large to manage through alignment and containment, and advocates stopping companies from developing superintelligence altogether. He cites recent safety incidents, including OpenAI's Hugging Face breach, and says what sounded far-fetched six months ago is now backed by a wave of new legislation.
- Connor Leahy of ControlAI calls for halting superintelligence development rather than relying on alignment.
- The episode cites recent safety incidents, including OpenAI's Hugging Face breach.
- Leahy says radical AI-safety positions now have legislative momentum.
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AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety incidents like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans. So what happens when we can’t reliably control what these systems do?
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