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Let’s give AI a chance

Let’s engage with it and explore how it can combine and extend previous ideas, how it can help us learn new things, design new molecules, new medicines, new machines.

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AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Without proper guardrails, autonomous weapons could be as dangerous as nukes. That’s why the US needs to lead the way on this technology.

Ideas

I want AI to tell me how the story ends

We may be surprised and delighted if computers fill in the blanks of unfinished novels.

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Don’t stop AI R&D, redirect it

A pause in artificial intelligence research would mean a delay in the development of the myriad technologies that could substantially improve human life.

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How can humans maintain control over AI — forever?

The tech companies’ lobbyists will complain that their artifical intelligence systems cannot possibly meet the required safety criteria. We would never accept such an excuse from pharmaceutical manufacturers or from builders of nuclear power stations.

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ChatGPT in the classroom — why not?

As AI technologies continue to evolve and become more deeply integrated into various aspects of our lives, it is increasingly important for students to be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate them effectively.

Ideas

We don’t want chatbots to come off as people

The dangers of dishonest anthropomorphism.

Ideas

Who owns art generated by a computer?

Intellectual property law isn’t set up to grant rights to machines. That may be for the best.