The choices we all make at the ballot box in the coming year will determine the way forward in a dangerous and uncertain world. We must have strong sources of trusted information to enable us to make decisions that are fully informed by facts, not fakes.
With the UK’s general election mere months away, it will be an uphill struggle to tackle the harms from AI-generated mis-and-disinformation. Nonetheless, we can learn from Taiwan’s experience.
The NHS which has seen its productivity collapse, and is facing enormous cost pressures as the population ages, must surely be first in line for the application of the tools as they emerge.
More than 70 per cent of UK AI firms are based in London and we will soon boast Chat GPT’s first research and development base outside the US. We need to capitalise on these strong foundations.
Through their overreaction, they may have handed the UK something quite wondrous: a genuine economic benefit of Brexit.
Does Taylor Swift have any rights over songs created in her style by Large Language Models? As we have such an extraordinary cultural heritage here and a dynamic creative sector, we are particularly vulnerable.
Focusing on frontier AI threats comes at the expense of less glamourous, but more immediate socio-economic concerns. AI may trigger rising unemployment and worsen social inequalities.
The technology billionaire said that the rapid advance of AI technology would raise the question of “how do we find meaning in life” as computers became able to do all jobs better than humans.
Sunak is putting his faith in international regulation. But global efforts to regulate both nuclear and biological weaponry have been far from successful.
We are on a voyage of discovery about what the possible impact is. That is why I fully support the creation of the AI Safety Institute, to monitor and think through the issues.
Whilst it’s whitepaper may be seen as loosey-goosey by some, it’s set out enough basic ground rules to allow these innovators to get on with it, within reasonable limits.
The demographic tide can’t be turned back, but its advance can be slowed – by the self-reinforcing triangle of stronger families, better schools, good jobs, and the stronger society that these help to build.
The UK needs a more highly-skilled workforce which is sufficiently agile to meet the changing face of working life. Delivering one will require the whole Whitehall machine.
Ai provides an enormous opportunity for humanity. But Beijing sees it only as it’s latest tool for repression.
In the long term, AI opens on many opportunities for society. But the risk of harm is more significant than ever. Bad actors will use this year’s elections to practice and improve their anti-democratic campaigns.