BACK . TOP TECH EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES TOP TECH EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES ARE ISSUING A NEW WARNING ABOUT ARE ISSUING A NEW WARNING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HUNDREDS OF EXECUTIVES, HUNDREDS OF EXECUTIVES, RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS FROM RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS FROM TOP A.I. COMPANIES ARE SAYING TOP A.I. COMPANIES ARE SAYING IN A STATEMENT, QUOTE, IN A STATEMENT, QUOTE, MITIGATING THE RISK OF MITIGATING THE RISK OF EXTINCTION FROM I SHOULD BE A EXTINCTION FROM I SHOULD BE A GLOBAL PRIORITY ALONGSIDE OTHER GLOBAL PRIORITY ALONGSIDE OTHER SOCIETAL SCALE RISKS SUCH SOCIETAL SCALE RISKS SUCH AS PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. AS PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR AND GOOGLE ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR AND GOOGLE TECH POLICY FELLOW ABC NEWS TECH POLICY FELLOW ABC NEWS JOINS ME NOW FOR MORE ON THIS. JOINS ME NOW FOR MORE ON THIS. MIKE , RISK OF EXTINCTION. MIKE , RISK OF EXTINCTION. WALK US THROUGH THIS. WALK US THROUGH THIS. >> I THINK THE RISK IS A LITTLE >> I THINK THE RISK IS A LITTLE BIT EXTREME WHEN IT COMES BIT EXTREME WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, BUT I THINK WHAT THESE TO THAT, BUT I THINK WHAT THESE INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO SAY INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED IS THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE REGULATIONS IN PLACE IN MORE REGULATIONS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT A.I. ORDER TO ENSURE THAT A.I. WILL ALWAYS BE USED FOR GOOD WILL ALWAYS BE USED FOR GOOD AND THAT THERE ARE RULES IN AND THAT THERE ARE RULES IN PLACE ALLOWED. PLACE ALLOWED. THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED ON TO THIS STATEMENT ARE FROM ON TO THIS STATEMENT ARE FROM MAJORITY COMPANIES, COMPANIES MAJORITY COMPANIES, COMPANIES WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND THOSE TYPE PERIOD OF TIME, AND THOSE TYPE OF COMPANIES WHO HAD OF COMPANIES WHO HAD A PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING A PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING CHATGPT. CHATGPT. BUT WHAT THEY'RE REALLY BUT WHAT THEY'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS FOR THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT IS FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO DON'T HAVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO DON'T HAVE GUARDRAILS, WHO DON'T HAVE GUARDRAILS, WHO DON'T HAVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ADHERE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ADHERE TO , WHO MAY BE STARTUPS OR MAY TO , WHO MAY BE STARTUPS OR MAY BE LONE WOLVES, OUT THERE BE LONE WOLVES, OUT THERE WHO ARE ABLE TO DESIGN WHO ARE ABLE TO DESIGN THEIR OWN A.I. THAT COULD THEIR OWN A.I. THAT COULD BE USED FOR THAT. BE USED FOR THAT. >> NOW, THE CENTER FOR >> NOW, THE CENTER FOR ICE SAFETY IS WARNING OF ICE SAFETY IS WARNING OF SOME WORST CASE SCENARIOS, SOME WORST CASE SCENARIOS, THINGS LIKE USING A.I. TO BUILD THINGS LIKE USING A.I. TO BUILD CHEMICAL WEAPONS OR TO GENERATE CHEMICAL WEAPONS OR TO GENERATE DISINFORMATION THAT DISINFORMATION THAT DESTABILIZES SOCIETY. DESTABILIZES SOCIETY. CRITICS SAY THAT IS FAR TOO CRITICS SAY THAT IS FAR TOO UNDER DEVELOPED FOR THAT. UNDER DEVELOPED FOR THAT. BUT THAT, TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE BUT THAT, TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A TEMPORARY REASSURANCE, RIGHT? A TEMPORARY REASSURANCE, RIGHT? DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT'S ONLY A DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT DOES MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT DOES BECOME A REAL RISK? BECOME A REAL RISK? >> I THINK EVERYTHING YOU JUST >> I THINK EVERYTHING YOU JUST LAID OUT, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE LAID OUT, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM, BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM, THE KIND OF RAISING THE FLAG THE KIND OF RAISING THE FLAG HERE, IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT HERE, IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT THAT TO MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS AT A VERY SLOW PACE, WORKS AT A VERY SLOW PACE, RECOGNIZING THAT INNOVATION RECOGNIZING THAT INNOVATION IS HAPPENING SO FAST. IS HAPPENING SO FAST. SO THE ERA OF LEGISLATION, SO THE ERA OF LEGISLATION, GOVERNANCE, GOVERNING GOVERNANCE, GOVERNING AND PUTTING POLICIES IN PLACE AND PUTTING POLICIES IN PLACE OR EVEN STANDING UP AT FEDERAL OR EVEN STANDING UP AT FEDERAL AGENCIES NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW. AGENCIES NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW. AND SWIFTLY TO ENSURE THAT AND SWIFTLY TO ENSURE THAT THOSE THINGS DO NOT CAUSE HARM THOSE THINGS DO NOT CAUSE HARM . . ON THE FLIP SIDE, DIANE , ON THE FLIP SIDE, DIANE , I WOULD LOOK AT IT FROM ANOTHER I WOULD LOOK AT IT FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE WHERE YOU COULD USE PERSPECTIVE WHERE YOU COULD USE A FOR GOOD TO DETECT CERTAIN A FOR GOOD TO DETECT CERTAIN CHEMICALS THAT ARE BEING CHEMICALS THAT ARE BEING PRODUCED IN CERTAIN AREAS OR PRODUCED IN CERTAIN AREAS OR REGIONS BY WAY OF DETECTING REGIONS BY WAY OF DETECTING THAT. THAT. SO IT COULD BE A WARNING SIGN SO IT COULD BE A WARNING SIGN THAT, HEY, THIS COUNTRY AND OR THAT, HEY, THIS COUNTRY AND OR THIS CELL IN THIS COUNTRY THIS CELL IN THIS COUNTRY IS REALLY CREATING IS REALLY CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL THE POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL TO HAVE A WEAPON OF TO HAVE A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. MASS DESTRUCTION. SO BE MINDFUL OF IT BECAUSE SO BE MINDFUL OF IT BECAUSE LOOK AT SORRY, YOU COULD USE LOOK AT SORRY, YOU COULD USE A.I. TO TRY TO DEFEND AGAINST A.I. TO TRY TO DEFEND AGAINST THE DANGERS OF A.I.. THE DANGERS OF A.I.. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. IT'S ALWAYS A GIVE AND TAKE. IT'S ALWAYS A GIVE AND TAKE. THERE'S ALWAYS PROS AND CONS. THERE'S ALWAYS PROS AND CONS. SO JUST AS EQUAL PART, IT COULD SO JUST AS EQUAL PART, IT COULD BE USED FOR BAD AND EQUAL BE USED FOR BAD AND EQUAL PARTNER, FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD PARTNER, FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD BE USED FOR DETECTION, FOR BE USED FOR DETECTION, FOR NUCLEAR WARFARE. NUCLEAR WARFARE. IS THERE A NUCLEAR WARHEAD THAT IS THERE A NUCLEAR WARHEAD THAT IS GETTING WARMED UP IN IS GETTING WARMED UP IN A PARTICULAR REGION? A PARTICULAR REGION? THE AREA IS THIS CENTRIFUGE THE AREA IS THIS CENTRIFUGE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? IS MORE ACTION? IS MORE ACTION? >> IS THIS AREA IN THE REGION >> IS THIS AREA IN THE REGION AS A SOIL AND THE TEMPERATURE AS A SOIL AND THE TEMPERATURE GETTING MORE WARM? GETTING MORE WARM? THAT MEANS THAT CAN DETECT THAT MEANS THAT CAN DETECT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, RIGHT. SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, RIGHT. LOOKING AT GUN BALLISTICS LOOKING AT GUN BALLISTICS AND LET YOU KNOW, IS THERE AND LET YOU KNOW, IS THERE MORE REASON THAT AREA WHERE MORE REASON THAT AREA WHERE YOU SEE QUANTITIES OF THAT? YOU SEE QUANTITIES OF THAT? AND SO I CAN BE USING DETECTION AND SO I CAN BE USING DETECTION EVEN FOR PANDEMICS TO BE ABLE EVEN FOR PANDEMICS TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AHEAD OF TIME TO RECOGNIZE AHEAD OF TIME DISEASE, FAMINE, EVEN EARLIER DISEASE, FAMINE, EVEN EARLIER DETECTION OF HURRICANES IN DETECTION OF HURRICANES IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHERE SHOULD WE BEST ALLOCATE SHOULD WE BEST ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO BE ON THE FRONT RESOURCES TO BE ON THE FRONT END VERSUS WAITING A COUPLE OF END VERSUS WAITING A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHEN IT TAKES DAYS LATER WHEN IT TAKES DIFFICULT RESOURCES TO GO DIFFICULT RESOURCES TO GO THROUGH ALL THE DEVASTATION THROUGH ALL THE DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION THAT PROHIBITS AND DESTRUCTION THAT PROHIBITS SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES GETTING SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES GETTING TO AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE BECAUSE OF THE PREDICTIVE THERE BECAUSE OF THE PREDICTIVE MODELING. MODELING. FASCINATING OUT. FASCINATING OUT. G7 LEADERS RECENTLY CREATED G7 LEADERS RECENTLY CREATED A WORKING GROUP ON AI TO KIND A WORKING GROUP ON AI TO KIND OF CONSIDER REGULATIONS, THINGS OF CONSIDER REGULATIONS, THINGS THAT YOU ARE AND SOME OF WHAT THAT YOU ARE AND SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES MOVE SO IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES MOVE TO TRY TO INCREASE REGULATIONS TO TRY TO INCREASE REGULATIONS IN THIS AREA, WHAT DO YOU THINK IN THIS AREA, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? >> AND WHAT DO THEY HAVE >> AND WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND HERE? TO KEEP IN MIND HERE? I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE G7 I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE G7 IS PART OF THIS CONVERSATION IS PART OF THIS CONVERSATION NOW, BECAUSE FOR FAR TOO FAR TO NOW, BECAUSE FOR FAR TOO FAR TO FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE U.S. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WHERE WE HAVE GOVERNMENT WHERE WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE IN TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE IN THIS GLOBALLY AS A GLOBAL THIS GLOBALLY AS A GLOBAL SOCIETY. SOCIETY. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT SO IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE GETTING THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE GETTING INVOLVED IS NO DIFFERENT. INVOLVED IS NO DIFFERENT. DIANE , FOR EXAMPLE, THE PARIS DIANE , FOR EXAMPLE, THE PARIS ACCORD TO REALLY GET OUR ACCORD TO REALLY GET OUR NATIONS, THE COUNTRIES NATIONS, THE COUNTRIES TO REALLY RALLY AROUND CLIMATE TO REALLY RALLY AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE EFFECTIVE AS ONE CHANGE TO BE EFFECTIVE AS ONE AS ONE GLOBAL WORLD AND AS ONE GLOBAL WORLD AND COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE SAME THING NEEDS TO HAPPEN THE SAME THING NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT COMES TO AGI WHEN IT COMES TO AGI AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON ONE ACCORD THAT WE ARE ALL ON ONE ACCORD AS A GLOBAL SOCIETY TO MAKE AS A GLOBAL SOCIETY TO MAKE SURE THE GUARDRAILS ARE IN SURE THE GUARDRAILS ARE IN PLACE. PLACE. SO THAT WE DON'T SEE SUCH BAD SO THAT WE DON'T SEE SUCH BAD ACTORS. ACTORS. JUST AS EUROPE HAS MUCH JUST AS EUROPE HAS MUCH MORE STRINGENT POLICIES MORE STRINGENT POLICIES RELATING TO DATA PRIVACY, RELATING TO DATA PRIVACY, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOES SO AT SOME POINT. DOES SO AT SOME POINT. THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE AHEAD OF US IN CERTAIN WHO ARE AHEAD OF US IN CERTAIN AREAS WHERE WE LAG BEHIND AREAS WHERE WE LAG BEHIND AND THERE'S OTHER AREAS WHERE AND THERE'S OTHER AREAS WHERE WE TAKE THE LEAD AND WE PULL WE TAKE THE LEAD AND WE PULL OTHER COUNTRIES ALONG. OTHER COUNTRIES ALONG. THAT'S WHY THAT G7 SUMMIT ABOUT THAT'S WHY THAT G7 SUMMIT ABOUT THEM COMING T