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A few secretive AI companies could crush free society, researchers warn | What happens when AI automates R&D and starts to run amok? An intelligence explosion, power accumulation, disruption of democratic institutions, and more, according to these researchers.
What happens when AI automates R&D and starts to run amok? An intelligence explosion, power accumulation, disruption of democratic institutions, and more, according to these researchers.
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty ImagesMost of the research surrounding the risks to society of artificial intelligence tends to focus on malicious human actors using the technology for nefarious purposes, such as holding companies for ransom or nation-states conducting cyber-warfare. A new report from the security research firm Apollo Group suggests a different kind of risk may be lurking where few look: inside the companies developing the most advanced AI models, such as OpenAI and Google. This could create a rapidly unfolding legitimacy crisis where private entities could potentially wield unprecedented societal influence without electoral mandates or constitutional constraints, impacting sovereign states' national security.
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