"Artificial Armageddon": Ed Davey's Call for Global AI Regulation is Long Overdue The specter of super intelligent AI has long been a topic of fascination and concern, but it seems that only in recent years has its potential to wreak havoc on humanity sunk into the collective consciousness.
With Ed Davey's call for a global non proliferation treaty on AI development, we're seeing the beginnings of a serious discussion about the risks associated with this emerging technology.
The parallels between the development of super intelligent AI and nuclear arms are striking – just as we once worried that unchecked proliferation of atomic bombs could lead to catastrophe, so too do we now face the possibility of an "artificial armageddon.