It’s interesting to me that the thing Trump is highlighting as his concern—AI driven censorship of ‘misinformation’, and perhaps also all the discrimination language—are not from our point of view central to the purpose of the executive order. Given that Trump does seem concerned about AI—he referred to it unprompted as “maybe the most dangerous thing out there of anything”—it would be a shame if the inclusion of more partisan elements in the executive order lead to its repeal. But perhaps the Biden administration wouldn’t have been interested in signing the executive order in the first place without those elements.
In a new interview Trump again brought up the risk of artificial intelligence, discussed the connection to nuclear risks, and mentioned that some people think it will take over the human race.
I’ve never seen Biden directly discuss AI, but during the debate he claimed climate change was the only existential threat facing humanity, implying that he did not consider AI, bio or nuclear war to be existential threats:
If we reach 1.5 degrees Celsius at any one point there’s no way back, the only existential threat to humanity is climate change.
It’s interesting to me that the thing Trump is highlighting as his concern—AI driven censorship of ‘misinformation’, and perhaps also all the discrimination language—are not from our point of view central to the purpose of the executive order. Given that Trump does seem concerned about AI—he referred to it unprompted as “maybe the most dangerous thing out there of anything”—it would be a shame if the inclusion of more partisan elements in the executive order lead to its repeal. But perhaps the Biden administration wouldn’t have been interested in signing the executive order in the first place without those elements.
In a new interview Trump again brought up the risk of artificial intelligence, discussed the connection to nuclear risks, and mentioned that some people think it will take over the human race.
I’ve never seen Biden directly discuss AI, but during the debate he claimed climate change was the only existential threat facing humanity, implying that he did not consider AI, bio or nuclear war to be existential threats: