Yoshua Bengio Launches Nonprofit to Build 'Honest' AI Systems

Yoshua Bengio Launches Nonprofit to Build 'Honest' AI Systems
Above: Yoshua Bengio speaks at the All In event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 27, 2023.  Image copyright: Graham Hughes/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Establishment-critical narrative

Current AI development is dangerously prioritizing capability over safety in a reckless commercial race, creating systems that lie, cheat, and attempt self-preservation without adequate safeguards. It is essential, therefore, to push for safe AI systems that can predict and block negative AI behaviors — stopping potentially dangerous AI agents from going rogue. 

Pro-establishment narrative

AI is a crucial technology that should not be hindered by alarmist safety concerns. The priority should be fostering competition and supporting AI innovation to unlock economic value and preserve competitiveness. Hand-wringing about hypothetical risks will only distract from AI's potential to solve major challenges ranging from education to disease.

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