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Why we can't simply switch AI off
Original: All the reasons we can't just turn # AI off. Which are mostly because people with money don't want to: https://www. stuf
Commentators are debating why artificial intelligence cannot simply be shut down, despite warnings from serious figures that advanced AI could pose existential risks. A New Zealand news article argues the main obstacles are economic: powerful companies and investors have poured money into AI and do not want to abandon it. The discussion reflects growing frustration that commercial interests, rather than safety concerns, are shaping decisions about the technology's future.
Why now: Renewed public warnings about AI's existential risks have prompted debate over why the technology keeps advancing despite those concerns.
Evidence
- All the reasons we can't just turn # AI off. Which are mostly because people with money don't want to: https://www. stuff.co.nz/world-news/3610377 99/serious-people-say-ai-could-soon-kill-us-all-why-hell-cant-we-just-turn-it # ArtificialIntelligence · DrMikeWatts@newsmast.social
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