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AI and Catastrophic Risk | Journal of Democracy

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Since OpenAI’s release of the very large language models Chat-GPT and GPT-4, the potential dangers of AI have garnered widespread public attention. In this essay, the author reviews the threats to democracy posed by the possibility of “rogue AIs,” dangerous and powerful AIs that would execute harmful goals, irrespective of whether the outcomes are intended by humans. To mitigate against the risk that rogue AIs present to democracy and geopolitical stability, the author argues that research into safe and defensive AIs should be conducted by a multilateral, international network of research laboratories. How should we think about the advent of formidable and even superhuman artificial intelligence (AI) systems? Should we embrace them for their potential to enhance and improve our lives or fear them for their potential to disempower and possibly even drive humanity to extinction? In 2023, these once-marginal questions captured the attention of media, governments, and everyday citizens aft

AI and Catastrophic Risk | Journal of Democracy AI and Catastrophic Risk Yoshua Bengio Issue Date October 2023 Volume 34 Issue 4 Page Numbers 111–21 Print Download from Project MUSE View Citation Select your citation format: MLA (Modern Language Association 8th edition) Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (full note) APA (American Psychological Association 7th edition) Since OpenAI’s release of the very large language models Chat-GPT and GPT-4, the potential dangers of AI have garnered widespread public attention. In this essay, the author reviews the threats to democracy posed by the possibi

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