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Great danger to humanity! Technology leaders call for a ban on further development of artificial intelligence

Great danger to humanity! Technology leaders call for a ban on further
Prominent entrepreneurs and academics have warned that artificial intelligence (AI) systems "pose profound risks to society and humanity", as they call for companies to put the brakes on further development of the technology.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are among a number of high-profile signatories to an open letter calling on AI labs to halt development immediately, for at least six months.

The paper claims that AI labs are in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy increasingly powerful digital minds that no one — not even their creators — can understand, predict or control."