A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
In 2000, Sun Microsystems cofounder and chief scientist Bill Joy wrote that self-replicating robots could be more dangerous than nuclear weapons, partly because they’re being developed “within the now-unchallenged system of global capitalism” rather than in tightly controlled government labs. That trend appears to have begun with Elon Musk, who invested earlier than most.July 2017: Elon Musk says we need to regulate AI before it becomes a danger to humanityBy the time Elon Musk told a gathering of US governors that they needed to regulate AI right away, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO already had skin in the game. In January 2015, he joined Stephen Hawking in signing an open letter asking for responsible AI research; Hawking had previously warned that the creation of AI might be the last thing humans ever do.“AI is a rare case where we need to be proactive about regulation instead of reactive.
- ▪In 2000, Sun Microsystems cofounder and chief scientist Bill Joy wrote that self-replicating robots could be more dangerous than nuclear weapons, partly because they’re being developed “within the now-unchallenged system of global capitalis
- ▪That trend appears to have begun with Elon Musk, who invested earlier than most.July 2017: Elon Musk says we need to regulate AI before it becomes a danger to humanityBy the time Elon Musk told a gathering of US governors that they needed t
- ▪In January 2015, he joined Stephen Hawking in signing an open letter asking for responsible AI research; Hawking had previously warned that the creation of AI might be the last thing humans ever do.“AI is a rare case where we need to be pro
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