800 experts demanded to stop the development of artificial intelligence

A group of prominent figures and artificial intelligence and technology experts, including Steve Wozniak, called for a halt to the development of artificial superintelligence. Artificial super-intelligence is a new type of artificial intelligence whose capacity and ability will exceed human intelligence.

According to CNBC, more than 800 people, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, have signed a statement calling for an end to efforts to develop artificial intelligence. The signatories have actually called for a temporary suspension of the development of Superintelligence until its safety and controllability can be ensured.

Artificial intelligence has a capacity beyond human intelligence

The names of some prominent leaders in the field of artificial intelligence can be seen among the signatories of the letter, including Joshua Benjio and Geoffrey Hinton, who are referred to as the fathers of modern artificial intelligence. Some prominent AI safety researchers such as Stuart Russell from the University of California and a broad coalition of academics, media figures, religious leaders and former politicians have also signed this statement.

The term artificial superintelligence has become one of the key and widely used concepts in the world of artificial intelligence in recent years. Many companies active in this field, including Meta, OpenAI, and xAI, are in intense competition to supply larger and more advanced language models. Meanwhile, Meta has gone further and named its language model development department “Meta Superintelligence Labs”.

The signatories of the statement have warned that the prospect of artificial super-intelligence raises serious concerns. These concerns include the reduction of the importance of the economic role of humans and the loss of decision-making power, freedom, dignity and human control, national security risks and even the possible extinction of the human race.

The signatories have called for the development of artificial superintelligence to be halted until there is widespread public support and widespread scientific consensus on the feasibility of ensuring the safety and control of the technology.