2023-08-26 16:42:22
It is a warning. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) risks repeating the mistakes made by the technology industry at the start of the social media era, Microsoft President Brad Smith said Friday at a business forum in New Delhi.
The tech industry “had gotten a little too euphoric regarding all the good things social media were going to bring to the world – and there were many – without thinking regarding the risks”, regretted Brad Smith, on the occasion of the B20 (Business 20), which brings together for three days the actors of private companies, before the G20.
“We have to build the safeguards from the start”
According to the president of Microsoft, we must ensure “that this new technology will remain under human control”. “We have to be clear-headed, we have to be excited regarding the possibilities before us, but think regarding, even worry regarding, the downsides. And we have to build the safeguards from the start,” he warned.
AI is causing growing concern around the world because this technology can be used for malicious purposes. Like with “deepfake” videos that make people say things they didn’t say. Technology, which promises to revolutionize a wide range of professions, also instills fear among many workers that their jobs will change or disappear.
According to a study published Monday by theHIM, artificial intelligence is more likely to create jobs than destroy them, but it will lead to potential changes in the quality of jobs, including work intensity and autonomy. This study also underlines that the effects of this new technology vary considerably according to professions and areas, with women being more likely than men to see their work affected.
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