AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce We’re not controlling algorithms now. We have no control over our data. Our privacy is breached daily. We know Social Media is biased and human centered activity has been compromised by biased algorithms. They control our ability to get a job, a mortgage, healthcare and social services. We don’t have guardrails around “simple” algorithms, how will we control generative AI? Discrimination against people is a major problem. Disinformation is another major problem. Generative AI can and will destabilize our Democracies. Russia has been caught mimicking French legitimate news channels. Who’s AI’s next target. Should there be a pause in AI use? Yes!

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www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/14/ai-discrimination-is-a-bigger-risk-than-human-extinction-eu-chief

guardrails” were needed for AI, including for situations where it was being used for decisions that could affect livelihoods, such as mortgage applications or access to social services.

“Probably [the risk of extinction] may exist, but I think the likelihood is quite small. I think the AI risks are more that people will be discriminated [against], they will not be seen as who they are,” she said.

“If it’s a bank using it to decide whether I can get a mortgage or not, or if it’s social services on your municipality, then you want to make sure that you’re not being discriminated [against] because of your gender or your colour or your postal code.”

In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating whether AI systems are showing racial bias when dealing with job applications. Regulators are concerned that AI tools will could produce outcomes that disadvantage certain groups if they are not represented accurately or fairly in the datasets that they are trained and tested on.

Vestager’s concerns echo some tech experts who argue that fears over existential-level risk related to AI are overshadowing more immediate risks such as AI-powered disinformation. The competition chief said calls for a moratorium on AI development, supported by Elon Musk and other senior figures, was unenforceable.

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