Spies, scientists, defense officials and tech founders are divided on how to keep superintelligent AI under control: ‘We’re running at full speed toward a cliff’

(Credit: Valerie Plesch—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

As billions of dollars continue to be funneled into making superintelligent machines smarter, the question of regulation has emerged as an urgent—and polarizing—topic.

That much has been clear at CogX Festival, a major AI expo taking place in London this week.