Technoethics

Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman - A warning about ‘model welfare’

“At the heart of the cultural conversation about AI is the question ‘What does it mean to be human?’ AI is forcing us to ask that question in earnest. It’s not a new question, but there’s a particular urgency to it in the digital age.” - TGC

“In reality, the more pressing concerns are about not robot depravity but robot capacity mixed with human depravity. We have seen what happens when a mentally disturbed teenager can get ahold of a semiautomatic weapon. What happens when the same person can employ Einstein-level intelligence to build a virus? Or a chemical weapon?” - CToday

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“The dangers of AI hung heavy over Tuesday’s conference, including the faith-focused panel with evangelical, Catholic and LDS leaders.” - RNS

“The International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) hosted the online session through its Technology and Innovation in Learning Impact Team… to hear from Walker Tzeng, executive director of the World Evangelical Theological Institute Association (WETIA) and vice president of Olivet University, and John Dyer, professor and dean of educational technology at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS).” -

“Experts on both sides of the AI debate have shared thoughtful rebuttals, but the pope’s approach is a useful template of how Christians should engage the AI conversation. Specifically, that we have an essential role in shaping the development and deployment of technology.” - World

“Citing the increasing use of artificial intelligence tools in the military, a coalition of leaders from several multifaith organizations urged Congress on Friday to take steps to prevent the use of AI-powered autonomous weapons from being used for killing without human intervention.” - CPost

“A major publisher recently pulled a new novel for a novel reason: a strong suspicion that the book was at least partially written by a generative artificial intelligence app. This is likely to become an increasingly common pattern in the world of trade publishing, and new research suggests AI-generated writing is widely infiltrating American newspapers.” - CToday

“To date, state laws regulating AI express a growing consensus among the American people regarding how they want AI to be governed. Americans want legislation that emphasizes inquiry, humanity, transparency, safety, security, and accountability.” - IFS