“I can’t sleep at night,” Google boss: Artificial intelligence wants control like nuclear weapons
Worries about artificial intelligence are keeping Google’s chief executive awake at night. Sundar Pichai has stated that this technology can be very harmful if developed in the wrong way.
He also called for a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence similar to that for nuclear arms control.
The head of Google also points out that competition in the technology industry can override concerns about security issues around this issue.
In an interview given to 60 Minutes on CBS, Pichai said that governments will have to find global regulatory frameworks alongside the development of Artificial Intelligence systems.
Last month, thousands of AI experts, researchers and supporters, including Elon Musk, called for a six-month “pause” in the development of powerful AI technology.
Google’s parent company Alphabet owns UK artificial intelligence company DeepMind. Google has already launched an artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, in an attempt to answer ChatGPT.
Pichai points out that AI can cause problems because of the potential for misinformation. The head of Google has argued that the version of its artificial intelligence technology that is already available to the public, through the Bard chatbot, is safe.
He added that Google is responsible and will not release advanced versions of Bard for public testing.
Asked by the CBS reporter why Google launched Bard when it didn’t fully understand how it works, Pichai replied: “Let me put it this way. I don’t think we fully understand how the human mind works.”
Pichai acknowledged that society today does not seem ready for rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
