The Biden Administration has outlined its strategy to tighten control over the AI race, amid increasing concerns that the technology could disrupt society as we know it. The administration has described the technology as ‘one of the most powerful’ of our time.
The plan is to establish 25 research institutions across the United States. It is to ensure that four businesses, including Google, Microsoft, and ChatGPT’s founder OpenAI, ‘participate in a public review.’
Many of the world’s brightest minds have warned about the dangers of AI.
Elon Musk and other tech titans are concerned that AI may soon outperform human intellect and think for itself.
This implies it would no longer require or listen to humans. Giving it the ability to steal nuclear codes, cause pandemics, and trigger world conflicts.
Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris, who has the lowest popularity rating of any VP, will oversee the containment effort as ‘AI czar’ with a $140 million budget. In comparison, the Space Force has a $30 billion budget.
Harris met with officials from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI on Thursday to explore ways to mitigate such possible hazards.
The White House said in a statement, “As we shared today with CEOs of companies at the forefront of American AI innovation, the private sector has an ethical, moral, and legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their products.”
“And, in order to safeguard the American people from AI Race , every firm must follow current laws. I’m looking forward to the follow-through and follow-up in the coming weeks.