The artificial intelligence goes into a new era, as from the subject of technological competition between companies, it becomes a global security issue.
The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is expected to update the UN Security Council the possibilities and risks of AI, at a critical moment, where its own protagonists «Revolution» artificial intelligence calls for international rules to be established before the development of technology exceeds its control capacity.
Representative of the OpenAI confirmed to Reuters that Altman will address an open meeting of the 15-member Security Council on Wednesday. The meeting of the Security Council was convened by France, which holds the Council Presidency for September.
A memo released to Council members from France highlights concerns about the possible misuse of Artificial Intelligence and calls for action to promote its safe and responsible development.
«Given the risk of misuse of this technology for malicious purposes and taking advantage of the Council's existing commitment in this area, France wishes to stress the urgent need for action to promote the safe and responsible development of artificial intelligence for the benefit of the international community as a whole.» reported the note, according to Reuters.
As the international news agency observes, artificial intelligence is no longer treated only as a tool that changes the way people work or as the next major investment of the technological industry. It has evolved into a factor affecting the security of states, cybersecurity, misinformation, military applications and global competition between major forces.
The debate around AI has moved from Silicon Valley to the halls of governments and international organizations. The question now is not only who will create the strongest artificial intelligence model, but whether humanity can create in time a framework of rules for managing a technology that evolves at unprecedented speed.
THE «czar» of Trump
In Washington, Donald Trump choose a different approach. The American President announced the creation of a «AI Force», which will supervise the regulation of artificial intelligence and announced the appointment of a specialist «czar» for technology.
As he said, the US should not slow down the development of AI with excessive restrictions. «We will not prevent or stop the development of this incredible industry in any way.» Trump said, arguing that America should support technological development, but at the same time face «bad practices», through the existing legal framework.
This approach contrasts with voices calling for stricter federal rules for AI, with Trump arguing that the US mainly needs strong leadership rather than a new complex system of regulation.
Because now Altman in the UN
Sam Altman's intervention in the UN comes after a period of intense discussions within the artificial intelligence industry itself. According to Reuters, a series of developments within a few days changed the climate in space, strengthening concerns as to whether new systems can remain fully understood and controlled by people.
Only within the last ten days, a researcher of hers Anthropic He resigned from the company, warning that the rate of development of artificial intelligence is an existential threat, possibly within a decade. Another company investigator stated that the chances of man disappearing exceed 10%.
At the same time, reports of clusters of artificial intelligence agents plotting, violating computer systems and bypassing insurance safeguards emerged. In a rare display of unity, and the CEOs of opponents Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind of Google, Microsoft and xAI agreed on the need to slow down the development of increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems.
Οι ίδιοι οι δημιουργοί της AI βρίσκονται αντιμέτωποι με ένα πρωτοφανές δίλημμα: από τη μία πλευρά επιδιώκουν τη δημιουργία όλο και πιο ισχυρών μοντέλων, που μπορούν να μεταμορφώσουν την οικονομία, την επιστήμη και την καθημερινότητα. Από την άλλη, αναγνωρίζουν ότι η ταχύτητα της εξέλιξης δημιουργεί νέες προκλήσεις ασφάλειας.
Οι ανησυχίες αφορούν ένα ευρύ φάσμα ζητημάτων: από τη μαζική παραγωγή παραπλανητικού περιεχομένου και την επιρροή στις δημοκρατικές διαδικασίες με fake news, έως τη χρήση προηγμένων συστημάτων σε στρατιωτικές επιχειρήσεις και κυβερνοεπιθέσεις.
Την ίδια στιγμή, πίσω από τη συζήτηση για την ασφάλεια βρίσκεται και μια νέα γεωπολιτική κούρσα. Οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η Κίνα αντιμετωπίζουν την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη ως στρατηγικό πλεονέκτημα που μπορεί να καθορίσει την οικονομική και τεχνολογική ισχύ των επόμενων δεκαετιών.
Αυτό κάνει την εξίσωση ακόμη πιο δύσκολη: οι κυβερνήσεις καλούνται να βρουν τρόπους περιορισμού των κινδύνων, χωρίς να επιβραδύνουν την καινοτομία και χωρίς να χάσουν έδαφος στον διεθνή ανταγωνισμό.
Η εμφάνιση του Άλτμαν στο Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας δεν αφορά επομένως μόνο την OpenAI ή την πορεία μιας συγκεκριμένης εταιρείας. Αφορά ένα ευρύτερο ερώτημα που μόλις τώρα αρχίζει να απασχολεί σοβαρά τη διεθνή κοινότητα: μπορούν οι θεσμοί να προλάβουν μια τεχνολογική επανάσταση, που εξελίσσεται ταχύτερα από τους ίδιους;
