Posted 3/4/2024, 11:01:00 AM
Google AI Gaffe Shows Risks of Rushing Powerful Technology to Market Without Oversight
- Google's AI recently generated inappropriate alternate reality images, showing the technology is being rushed to market without full understanding of implications
- AI promises huge benefits but also risks like misinformation and deepfakes that could undermine trust in institutions
- Companies racing to develop AI have profit incentives, not safety incentives, to move fast
- Congress has failed to set up regulatory structure to govern AI development and use
- If not regulated, AI technology risks societal havoc; Google debacle shows it's being rushed irresponsibly