This article discusses the potential risks of artificial intelligence and the need for safeguards to protect society. It examines the history of AI, from its beginnings in the 1940s to the development of deep learning in the 1950s. It also looks at how AI has become increasingly competent, and how major tech companies are investing millions of dollars into their systems. Finally, it calls for a 6-month moratorium on “giant AI experiments” to give AI companies and regulators time to formulate safeguards.
