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Risks of AI and the challenge of taming this useful digital 'devil'

As Musk and others flag its threats, lessons can be drawn from research into recombinant DNA

Artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning
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Devangshu Datta New Delhi
In late March, the Future of Life Institute (FLI), a non-profit that focuses on emerging technology and its impact on society, released an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on research into powerful large language models (LLMs) exceeding ChatGPT-4 in capability. That letter has been signed by over 50,000 people, including a bunch of AI experts, computer scientists and other academics, as well as 1,800 CEOs and entrepreneurs including business magnate Elon Musk and Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak.  

The letter claimed “AI labs are locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that