AI has much to offer humanity. It could also wreak terrible harm. It must be controlled | Stuart Russell
GuardianApr 02, 2023
The winner of a prestigious photography competition is refusing the reward after he admitted that the image was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Boris Eldagsen, a German artist, won the Sony World Photography Award with a black-and-white image depicting two women from different generations. He has since said he pulled the stunt to test the integrity of the competition and that he hoped it would prompt discussion about the future of photography.
AI systems with abilities exceeding the limits of human capacity are on the horizon. Governments must step in to stop the dangerous AI development race between big tech companies. If done at the right pace and with the right regulation, AI could offer unprecedented solutions to humanity, but it could also destroy us unless we intervene now.
The ramifications of developing AI technology are far too vast to even try to predict. But the positives are just as numerous as the negatives. AI could act to tackle loneliness, solve climate change, and address income inequality. Attempts to stifle the technology will not work, and versions of AI will soon permeate the lives of billions.
There's a 50% chance that the first general AI system will be devised, tested, and publicly announced by April 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.