A future 'God-like AI' could destroy humans or make them obsolete if not properly contained, a prolific AI investor warned

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 08:17

Artificial intelligence and charts chatgpt — An illustration of a robot representing AGI.
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Ian Hogarth — who has invested in over 50 AI companies — wrote an FT essay warning about the tech.
He says artificial general intelligence would be "God-like" because it would learn by itself.
The heated competition between OpenAI and other companies could lead to disaster.

A future "God-like AI" could lead to the "obsolescence or destruction of the human race" if there's no regulation on the technology's rapid development, a prolific AI investor has warned in a Financial Times essay.