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Rodolfo Ocampo, PhD student, Human–AI Creative Collaboration, UNSW Sydney

I used to work at Google and now I'm an AI researcher. Here's why slowing down AI development is wise

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Is it time to put the brakes on the development of artificial intelligence (AI)? If you’ve quietly asked yourself that question, you’re not alone.

In the past week, a host of AI luminaries signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on the development of more powerful models than GPT-4; European researchers called for tighter AI regulations; and long-time AI researcher and critic Eliezer Yudkowsky demanded a complete shutdown of AI development in the pages of TIME magazine.

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