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Error-prone AI nearly triggered US-China war, experts warn

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A recent incident where the US military nearly initiated a conflict with China due to an AI chatbot generating erroneous intelligence highlights the dangers of over-reliance on current AI systems. While public attention has been dominated by fears of hypothetical superintelligence, this real-world event, stemming from a flawed AI-generated report, underscores the immediate risks posed by error-prone AI in critical applications. Experts like Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender argue that these systems, often described as "stochastic parrots," are not infallible and their use in high-stakes scenarios like warfare is deeply concerning. AI

IMPACT Highlights the immediate risks of deploying error-prone AI in critical decision-making, urging caution over speculative fears of superintelligence.

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COVERAGE [5]

  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender ·

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender

    <p>The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals</p><p>Amid a barrage of news stories warning about superintelligent machines rendering humanity extinct, a CNN story describing the opposite scenario – one …

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender Amid a barrage of news stories warning ab

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender Amid a barrage of news stories warning about superintelligent machines rendering humanity extinct, a CNN story describing the… # NewsBeep # News # Artificialinte…

    LINKS newsbeep.com/…/912635
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world war three this month "A CNN report published on 18 September, which hasn’t been verified by ot

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world war three this month "A CNN report published on 18 September, which hasn’t been verified by other major outlets, describes how the US “almost started a war” with China.." "It was only moments before executing on th…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/forget-superintelligenc…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world # war three this month Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender. The risks of AI aren’t what we think t

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world # war three this month Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender. The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between # China and the United States reveals. # UnitedStates https://www. thegua…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/forget-superintelligenc…
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world war three this month | @ timnitGebru and @ emilymbender | The Guardian Amid a barrage of news

    Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone # AI nearly sparked world war three this month | @ timnitGebru and @ emilymbender | The Guardian Amid a barrage of news stories warning about superintelligent machines rendering humanity extinct, a CNN story describing the opposite scenario…

    LINKS dair-community.social/@timnitGebru dair-community.social/@emilymbender theguardian.com/…/forget-superintelligenc…

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