The ‘War Games’ Problem: How To Keep AI Under Control

Deven Desai The Conversation
In the movie ‘War Games’ a young gamer unintentionally launches an AI into what it believes to be an exploration of the threat of nuclear war, but with the real threat of triggering nuclear Armageddon. Can it be stopped? Can it learn restraint?

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AI Weapons Systems Are Already Here

Kenneth Roth The Guardian
Algorithms must not decide who lives and dies. Israel’s conduct in Gaza shows the danger of using AI in warfare. Humans must remain at the center of wartime decisions.

Anthropic IPO Documents AI Risks

Anthropic’s leaked prospectus offers a fascinating glimpse into the transition to corporate adulthood, because little AI is growing up, and adulthood comes with bills, lawyers, insurers, customers and consequences.

Being a Doctor Will Never Be the Same After A.I.

Rachael Bedard The New York Times
My patient care has improved as conversations with the agent push my thinking beyond its usual limits. For the residents I supervise, however, the app’s speed and anticipatory helpfulness are a hindrance as much as an enhancement.

AI Hype Is Real. So Is AI Risk.

Leigh Phillips Convergence
Bernie Sanders and AI whistleblowers warn that AI poses grave risks to humanity, while many on the Left call this alarm “criti-hype” — an exaggeration that benefits Big Tech. But AI poses real dangers that we can’t afford to ignore.
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