I am not against progress, but I am concerned about how it is being done now without much thought as to where it is taking us. Bengio's warning comes amid a heated race between tech giants to develop AI that can perform more complex tasks than humans. AI experts say that once machines reach this level of power - known as artificial general intelligence (AGI) - they could outstrip human capabilities. This, in turn, could lead to machines becoming self-aware and developing their own agenda, which some scientists fear could spell disaster for the human race.

The Role of Rush to Develop More Powerful AI Could Be 'Harmful'

A frantic race by tech giants to develop ever more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) could have harmful effects, according to leading researcher Yoshua Bengio. His warning came as scientists marked the start of a global summit on the technology in Paris.

Bengio, who is widely regarded as one of the world's top AI experts, urged governments and private sector players to collaborate on developing guidelines for safe and responsible use of AI.

He noted that there was currently no governance structure in place to guide those working with AI. We need a global conversation on what we want from AI, he said at the start of the summit, which brings together some 500 participants from around the world.

I am not against progress, but I am concerned about how it is being done now without much thought as to where it is taking us.

Bengio's warning comes amid a heated race between tech giants to develop AI that can perform more complex tasks than humans. AI experts say that once machines reach this level of power - known as artificial general intelligence (AGI) - they could outstrip human capabilities.

This, in turn, could lead to machines becoming self-aware and developing their own agenda, which some scientists fear could spell disaster for the human race.

I am not against progress, but I am concerned about how it is being done now without much thought as to where it is taking us.

Bengio's warning comes amid a heated race between tech giants to develop AI that can perform more complex tasks than humans. AI experts say that once machines reach this level of power - known as artificial general intelligence (AGI) - they could outstrip human capabilities.

This, in turn, could lead to machines becoming self-aware and developing their own agenda, which some scientists fear could spell disaster for the human race.

Bengio also expressed concern about the way AI is being developed without much thought as to where it is taking us.We need a global conversation on what we want from AI, he said at the start of the summit, which brings together some 500 participants from around the world.

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