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UK gov rejects AI kill switch; critic says doom talk is distraction

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The UK government has rejected the idea of a "kill switch" for dangerous AI, with the Cabinet Office stating that the technology cannot simply be turned off. Meanwhile, AI critic Timnit Gebru suggests that much of the public discourse around AI extinction fears is a deliberate distraction. Gebru argues that these fears are stoked by AI companies to avoid confronting more immediate and tangible harms, such as those related to autonomous weapons. AI

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UK gov rejects AI kill switch; critic says doom talk is distraction

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off". 📰 Source: BBC

    📰 UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off". 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3eq7kl5l00o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI # ArtificialIntelligen…

    LINKS bbc.co.uk/…/c3eq7kl5l00o
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid d

    📰 One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/one-of-ais-fiercest-cri… web.archive.org
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3eq7kl5l00o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI # Technology # Reg

    UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3eq7kl5l00o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI # Technology # Regulation

    LINKS bbc.co.uk/…/c3eq7kl5l00o

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