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The UK's AI safety summit kicks off on Wednesday. Several groups have criticized the UK government's focus on the existential risks of AI. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe UK's AI safety summit kicked off on Wednesday, but the event is already surrounded by criticism. Hickok is not the only one to raise concerns about the current rhetoric around AI safety. "The UK should not let the AI safety agenda displace the AI fairness agenda," she said.
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Many are shrugging off the supposed existential risks of AI, labeling them a distraction. They argue big tech companies are using the fears to protect their own interests. The timing of the pushback, ahead of the UK's AI safety summit and following Biden's recent executive order on AI, is also significant. More experts are warning that governments' preoccupation with the existential risks of AI is taking priority over the more immediate threats. Merve Hickok, the president of the Center for AI and Digital Policy, raised similar concerns about the UK AI safety summit's emphasis on existential risk.
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