Letter signed by Elon Musk demanding AI research pause sparks controversy

[BidenPresident]

A letter co-signed by Elon Musk and thousands of others demanding a pause in artificial intelligence research has created a firestorm, after the researchers cited in the letter condemned its use of their work, some signatories were revealed to be fake, and others backed out on their support.

When initially launched, the letter lacked verification protocols for signing and racked up signatures from people who did not actually sign it, including Xi Jinping and Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, who clarified on Twitter he did not support it.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/31/ai-research-pause-elon-musk-chatgpt

 

[Walt]

I am not quite sure how you would force everyone to stop researching AI. For instance, there is this company called Tesla who would almost certainly keep researching driverless car AI.

 

[BidenPresident]

I am not quite sure how you would force everyone to stop researching AI. For instance, there is this company called Tesla who would almost certainly keep researching driverless car AI.

Musk is worried that someone will market something better than his. Like fake peace treaties.

 

[Nordberg]

Scientists do not halt because they are asked to. There are many who will go right ahead. If you spent years working on something and you are told to stop, would you?