2023-09-13 17:47:00
This is the first meeting between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg since the founder and CEO of Tesla proposed… an MMA fight to Meta. Major tech executives, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, took part in a meeting this Wednesday at the US Congress to discuss their plans for artificial intelligence (AI), as the United States prepares regulations in this area. .
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At the invitation of Senator Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic majority in the upper house of Congress, a series of closed-door meetings on innovation in AI are planned. US lawmakers want to ask entrepreneurs about these new computer programs that have taken the world by storm since ChatGPT was released last year.
Many fears are raised by the development of generative AI, capable of producing its own texts and images as coherently as a human. The world of work risks being disrupted, as are democracy and the media, made much more vulnerable to manipulation.
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« Today, we embark on a massive, complex and vital undertaking: laying the foundation for a consensus AI policy that Congress can turn into law », Explained Senator Schumer during the meeting closed to the media, according to sentences then reported to the press.
« In the past, when a topic was as difficult as this, the natural reaction…was to ignore the problem and let someone else do the work. But with AI, we can’t be like ostriches burying their heads in the sand », at-il having you.
Around the table were the CEO of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT, Sam Altman, but also the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. “ I’m very optimistic about AI, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be problems along the way », sought to reassure Sam Altman. “ I have been very impressed by our interactions with legislators, even though I know our industry loves to criticize them “, he pleaded.
For his part, Elon Musk considers that he there is a strong consensus in favor of regulating AI (…). Even if regulation is not perfect, (…) the consequences of AI slipping would be serious ».
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It remains to be seen whether, despite the deep political divisions in Washington, Congress will be able to pass legislation to control the deployment of AI, while the technology industry will at the same time intensely lobby for light regulation. Some senators were upset that Wednesday’s meeting was closed to the public, letting Silicon Valley bigwigs influence lawmakers.
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