US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to legally control the further development of AI technology. The AI villain in the last Mission: Impossible film also plays a role.
The development of artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly. Nowadays, an AI like ChatGPT can relieve us of everyday work. If the AI becomes too good, it can also cost jobs. There are also other downsides to this technology. Fraudsters use technical possibilities to enrich themselves or harm other people.
In addition, at this rate there is a risk of AI becoming independent if there are no defined rules for dealing with it. In order to prevent this in the future, US President Biden has now signed an executive order that is intended to regulate further AI development. The film Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning with its AI villain “Entity” has given Biden additional concerns.
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What did Joe Biden sign? A few days ago, the US President signed an executive order on artificial intelligence. The aim is to create regulations and laws to regulate the systems behind this technology. A film from the Mission: Impossible series is said to have given Biden additional concerns.
This is what Biden said shortly before the signing:
AI is all around us. To realize the promise of AI and avoid the risk, we must govern this technology.
What movie did Biden see? In the first part of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, the danger comes from an artificial intelligence that has turned against humanity. The AI, called the “entity,” has its own consciousness and continues to evolve on its own.
It hacks into security systems and networks of all secret services in the world. This becomes a serious threat. In a study using Captcha tests, researchers have already tested how much machines are superior to us humans.
Here’s what Bruce Reed, White House deputy chief of staff, said:
If he hadn’t already worried about what could go wrong with the AI before this film, then he saw even more reason to worry.
Was the film the main reason for this regulation? No, after the document became official, the White House provided further information about the reasons for this move. The regulation was discussed and developed in months of meetings in collaboration with consultants and experts on the topic. Reed also mentioned the film starring Tom Cruise. The US President is said to have viewed it on a weekend at Camp David between the above-mentioned meetings.
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What else worried Joe Biden? Biden previously saw fake videos and pictures of himself and his dog. He was also concerned about AI technology that can create a fake conversation from a few seconds of a voice recording. Even audio recordings of typing on a keyboard could pose a serious threat to your passwords.
All of this caused not only some concern for the US President but also great curiosity about this topic. It became inevitable for him to debate the benefits and dangers of AI on a larger scale and to act accordingly.
In doing so, the USA is following the efforts of the EU and other countries to steer the further development of artificial intelligence into controllable channels. The focus should be on trustworthiness and helpful AI tools. At the same time, the negative aspects that artificial intelligence can bring with it should be contained.
For example, if an unregulated AI recommends cooking recipes, you should pay particular attention to the ingredients used:
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