Microsoft chief economist Michael Schwartz said that without clear rules and restrictions, artificial intelligence will inevitably harm humanity. Agency reports Bloomberg.
“The principle is simple – the benefit to society must outweigh the potential harm to humanity,” Schwartz said. Said. The institution’s top executive pointed out that it is important not to go too far when imposing bans on the development of AI.
Microsoft is already working on guidelines for the safe use of AI, he said. Schwartz pointed out that AI will inevitably fall into the hands of malicious people, and this can wreak havoc.
He explained that spam and election interference are just a few of the areas where artificial intelligence can be used to harm humanity.
Schwartz concluded that any attempt by national authorities to directly influence the datasets used to train AI systems would have “disastrous consequences” for the entire industry.
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