BRITAIN NEEDS TO ACT NOW TO SAVE HUMANITY SAYS MP MANUELA PERTEGHELLA

This week, she wrote to Prime Minister Andy Burnham as part of a cross-party letter from 40 MPs to call for rules on AI that will prevent it killing all of humanity.

Commenting on this Manuela Perteghella – Lib Dem MP for Stratford-on-Avon said:

“Artificial Intelligence is being developed that will surpass human capability very soon. It will be able to out-think us, our-perform us on a range of tasks, and problem-solve in ways we cannot imagine.

“This could be great for the world’s biggest problems, and few loom larger than climate change. AI could provide solutions, but what if AI decided that the world is better off without humans? That the answer to climate chance is to remove us all? Without containment, it could enact a chain of events that would make this happen. 

“One thing is clear. AI is going to revolutionise the way that we live our lives. We have got to find a way to respect that power and work with it. 

“Right now, there’s a race between countries to make the fastest, smartest AI. The fear is that the race may lead to mistakes being made, and those mistakes could be catastrophic on an unparalleled platform. We have no idea what we are about to unleash. 

“This sounds like the words of a science fiction novel: AI could kill us all within a decade, and yet I am deeply concerned by this latest warning from Jacob Coxon who is an industry outsider. 

“We must act now. Britain has long had a role in international diplomacy. We can take a leading role now in bringing the right people together to create regulation, cooperation and breakers to ensure that AI is developed responsibly, not rapidly.