US tech leaders warn about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence
Several US technology company leaders have voiced concerns this month about the overly fast development of artificial intelligence, while China's leader and the US president plan to discuss the topic in Washington next week.
Several leading US technology executives have publicly expressed concern this month over how quickly artificial intelligence technologies are advancing. Industry leaders are calling for closer oversight, both of how these technologies are developed and of how AI is actually being used in practice.
Talks planned in Washington
The development of AI and other technologies will also be among the topics discussed next week in Washington by China's leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly stressed his intention to keep the United States in the leading position in the global race to develop artificial intelligence, a race in which China is becoming an increasingly active participant.
The concerns raised by industry figures about AI's rapid growth coincide with high-level political dialogue between the world's two largest economies. This suggests that the development of artificial intelligence is no longer merely an internal discussion among technology companies, but is becoming a geopolitical and international issue as well.
It is not yet known whether, or in what way, the upcoming talks between the two leaders might influence future approaches to regulating or overseeing artificial intelligence on an international scale. Still, the fact that both industry experts and heads of state are addressing this topic at the same time points to a growing awareness of the risks that uncontrolled AI development could pose in the future.
