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Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media
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To steal an old trope: the tech bros have circled the globe eight times while the government is still putting its boots on. If there's money to be made via automation, there's no stopping it (unless we get the guillotines out of mothballs).
Someone will try to sell AI guillotines
I literally just saw they're testing AI robots in Gaza
Read about drone warfare in Ukraine and how AI drone swarm warfare is just a matter of months away if it's not already being done.
The problem with any regulation is that it's going to have unforeseen knock-on effects. It might cripple an otherwise benign use. This can be mitigated by trying to draft smart bills initially by coordinating with leaders in the field who aren't corporate backers. And then being able and willing to amend laws as these effects take shape.
Unfortunately this is not how the US congress functions right now and for the foreseeable future. Therefore regulation will likely be sparse and when it is heavy handed, unlikely to be amended unless the knock-on effects are massively bad.