YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". SO TOP TECH EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES ARE NOW ISSUING THIS NEW WARNING ABOUT THIS NEW WARNING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW IT COULD ACTUALLY LEAD TO HUMAN IT COULD ACTUALLY LEAD TO HUMAN EXTINCTION. EXTINCTION. >> AND THESE PEOPLE WHO KNOW >> AND THESE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HUNDREDS OF EXECUTIVES HUNDREDS OF EXECUTIVES AND RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD AND RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD AND ENGINEERS FROM AND ENGINEERS FROM TOP COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES, TOP COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES, THEY'RE SAYING IN A STATEMENT, THEY'RE SAYING IN A STATEMENT, QUOTE, AND THEY MET THESE WORDS QUOTE, AND THEY MET THESE WORDS MITIGATING THE RISK OF MITIGATING THE RISK OF EXTINCTION FROM ARTIFICIAL EXTINCTION FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE A GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE A GLOBAL PRIORITY ALONGSIDE OTHER PRIORITY ALONGSIDE OTHER SOCIETAL SCALE RISKS, SUCH SOCIETAL SCALE RISKS, SUCH AS PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. AS PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. >> JOINING US NOW TO BREAK IT >> JOINING US NOW TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN, ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR ALL DOWN, ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR AND TECH POLICY FELLOW AND TECH POLICY FELLOW MIKE MIEUX. MIKE MIEUX. SO, ALL RIGHT, HUMAN EXTINCTION SO, ALL RIGHT, HUMAN EXTINCTION IS AT RISK, ACCORDING TO THESE IS AT RISK, ACCORDING TO THESE TECH EXPERTS. TECH EXPERTS. LET'S TALK SPECIFICALLY WHAT LET'S TALK SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE WARNING IS HERE. THE WARNING IS HERE. YEAH, I DON'T THINK I THINK YEAH, I DON'T THINK I THINK THE SAME IS A LITTLE BIT THE SAME IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF ALARMIST. MORE OF ALARMIST. I DON'T THINK THE HUMAN RACE I DON'T THINK THE HUMAN RACE IS IN ANY JEOPARDY OF BEING AT IS IN ANY JEOPARDY OF BEING AT RISK. RISK. I DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT I DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING BY ISSUING THIS THEY'RE DOING BY ISSUING THIS STATEMENT IS RAISING AND ALARM STATEMENT IS RAISING AND ALARM TO MAKE SURE THE ROADS ARE IN TO MAKE SURE THE ROADS ARE IN PLACE AS OF NOW. PLACE AS OF NOW. THE INNOVATION IS THEY ARE THE INNOVATION IS THEY ARE THE INNOVATION IS OUT THERE. THE INNOVATION IS OUT THERE. AND SO I THINK WHAT AND SO I THINK WHAT THEY'RE ASKING TO DO IS TO MAKE THEY'RE ASKING TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROADS ARE IN SURE THAT THE ROADS ARE IN POSITION. POSITION. BUT KAREN TRAVERS, THE MILLION BUT KAREN TRAVERS, THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS WHO IS IT DOLLAR QUESTION IS WHO IS IT GOING TO BE? GOING TO BE? THE ONE TO PUT THE ROADS IN THE ONE TO PUT THE ROADS IN PLACE? PLACE? IS IT UP TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IT UP TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH A STANDALONE AGENCY? WITH A STANDALONE AGENCY? IS IT UP TO THE COMPANIES IS IT UP TO THE COMPANIES THEMSELVES? THEMSELVES? SELF GOVERNANCE? SELF GOVERNANCE? THINK WHAT MAYOR IS DOING THINK WHAT MAYOR IS DOING WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNING WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNING COUNCIL AND THEIR BOARD IS WHAT COUNCIL AND THEIR BOARD IS WHAT REALLY QUESTION IS WHO SHOULD REALLY QUESTION IS WHO SHOULD BE PLAYING THESE ROLES? BE PLAYING THESE ROLES? IN PLACE? IN PLACE? THAT IS THE QUESTION I THINK THAT IS THE QUESTION I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ANSWER THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ANSWER WITH THE STATEMENT. WITH THE STATEMENT. >> AND I WONDER IF IT'S EVEN >> AND I WONDER IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE PROMETHEUS YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE PROMETHEUS GAVE US THE FIRE AND PANDORA GAVE US THE FIRE AND PANDORA OPENED THAT BOX, THERE'S JUST OPENED THAT BOX, THERE'S JUST NO STOPPING THE HUMAN MIND NO STOPPING THE HUMAN MIND TO EXPLORING TO THE ENDS OF TO EXPLORING TO THE ENDS OF A PROBLEM AND A CHALLENGE. A PROBLEM AND A CHALLENGE. AND AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY AND DANGEROUS ENDS, TOO. AND DANGEROUS ENDS, TOO. RIGHT? RIGHT? I MEAN, I JUST WONDER WHAT I MEAN, I JUST WONDER WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? IS THE SOLUTION? WHAT KIND OF GUARDRAILS COULD WHAT KIND OF GUARDRAILS COULD BE PUT ON THIS KIND OF THIS BE PUT ON THIS KIND OF THIS KIND OF PROJECT THAT'S KIND OF PROJECT THAT'S THE THING. THE THING. WITH EVERY INNOVATION COMES WITH EVERY INNOVATION COMES A CAUTIONARY TALE, RIGHT. A CAUTIONARY TALE, RIGHT. WHEN WE FIRST GOT EMAIL, THERE WHEN WE FIRST GOT EMAIL, THERE WAS CAUTIONARY TALES ABOUT WAS CAUTIONARY TALES ABOUT SCAMS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE. SCAMS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE. WHEN WE GOT TO LINKEDIN, FOR WHEN WE GOT TO LINKEDIN, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE CAUTIONARY TALES EXAMPLE, THOSE CAUTIONARY TALES ABOUT INDIVIDUALS DOING RAISING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS DOING RAISING MONEY FOR COMPANIES THAT DID MONEY FOR COMPANIES THAT DID NOT EXIST, SCAMMING POTENTIAL NOT EXIST, SCAMMING POTENTIAL INVESTORS. INVESTORS. RIGHT WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA CAME RIGHT WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA CAME INTO PLAY, THERE WAS A SPREAD INTO PLAY, THERE WAS A SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION OF DISINFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION THAT IS OUT AND MISINFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE. THERE. AND SO EVERY TIME A NEW AND SO EVERY TIME A NEW INNOVATION COMES, THERE'S INNOVATION COMES, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE CAUTIONARY ALWAYS GOING TO BE CAUTIONARY THAT COMES WITH IT. THAT COMES WITH IT. SO WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT ARE SO WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT ARE THE ISSUES, IT'S TECHNOLOGY THE ISSUES, IT'S TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. AND INNOVATION. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF SPECIFICS NEEDS TO BE THERE. SPECIFICS NEEDS TO BE THERE. BUT WHAT IS FUNDAMENTAL IS THAT BUT WHAT IS FUNDAMENTAL IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CARS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CARS AND UNIVERSITIES ARE RETOOLED AND UNIVERSITIES ARE RETOOLED THEIR EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THEIR EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT THE ENGINEERS TO ENSURE THAT THE ENGINEERS THAT ARE TRAINING HAS BIASE THAT ARE TRAINING HAS BIASE TRAINING HAVE UNDERSTAND THAT TRAINING HAVE UNDERSTAND THAT HOW TO LOOK OUT FOR THE BLIND HOW TO LOOK OUT FOR THE BLIND SPOTS IN THE ALGORITHMS SPOTS IN THE ALGORITHMS THEY'RE CREATING WHAT WE NEED THEY'RE CREATING WHAT WE NEED TO PUSH FOR MORE IS DATA TO PUSH FOR MORE IS DATA SCIENTISTS THAT COME FROM SCIENTISTS THAT COME FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND TO REALLY A DIVERSE BACKGROUND TO REALLY CREATE THE DATA SETS TO BUILD CREATE THE DATA SETS TO BUILD OFF, TO MAKE THAT PLAY, WE ALSO OFF, TO MAKE THAT PLAY, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CORPORATIONS HAVE CORPORATIONS HAVE MORE SOCIOLOGISTS AND OTHER MORE SOCIOLOGISTS AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGISTS. PSYCHOLOGISTS. THEY'RE THERE TO HELP BUILD THEY'RE THERE TO HELP BUILD THE TECHNOLOGY. THE TECHNOLOGY. GOING FORWARD, IT NEEDS TO BE GOING FORWARD, IT NEEDS TO BE MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. THOSE ARE FUNDAMENTAL GARBO'S THOSE ARE FUNDAMENTAL GARBO'S THAT COULD HELP BE PUT IN PLACE THAT COULD HELP BE PUT IN PLACE TO SOLVE FOR THE UNKNOWN AND SO TO SOLVE FOR THE UNKNOWN AND SO MUCH UNKNOWN. MUCH UNKNOWN. >> I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHAT >> I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHAT STARTED AS A CONVERSATION ABOUT STARTED AS A CONVERSATION ABOUT DEEP FAKES. DEEP FAKES. WE'RE NOW MOVING IN TO TALKING WE'RE NOW MOVING IN TO TALKING ABOUT THE EXTINCTION OF ABOUT THE EXTINCTION OF THE HUMAN RACE. THE HUMAN RACE. I MEAN, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK I MEAN, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE HAVE BEFORE THIS THREAT WE HAVE BEFORE THIS THREAT REALLY BECOMES MORE REALISTIC? REALLY BECOMES MORE REALISTIC? WE'RE FAR FROM THE CAN MAKING WE'RE FAR FROM THE CAN MAKING THAT REALISTIC, BUT WE NEED THAT REALISTIC, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROADS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROADS ARE IN PLACE ON THE FRONT END. IN PLACE ON THE FRONT END. BUT THAT COMES FROM THIS COHORT BUT THAT COMES FROM THIS COHORT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CREATING OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CREATING THESE PRODUCTS AND THESE TOOLS THESE PRODUCTS AND THESE TOOLS TO BE THERE. TO BE THERE. THERE MAY COME A POINT WHERE THERE MAY COME A POINT WHERE THE MACHINES START TO LEARN OFF THE MACHINES START TO LEARN OFF OF ITSELF AND WE DON'T KNOW OF ITSELF AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE MACHINE EXACTLY WHAT THE MACHINE IS LEARNING OF. IS LEARNING OF. BUT IN THAT MOMENT, WE NEED BUT IN THAT MOMENT, WE NEED TO BE PREPARING FOR THAT TO BE PREPARING FOR THAT SCENARIO. SCENARIO. AS OF NOW, SO IT IS GOOD THAT AS OF NOW, SO IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT TO WIN. TO WIN. THAT SCENARIO DOES COME. THAT SCENARIO DOES COME. WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE MEASURE WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE MEASURE THAT SAYS, WHOA, BREAK JUST IN THAT SAYS, WHOA, BREAK JUST IN CASE OF EMERGENCY? CASE OF EMERGENCY? I THINK THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE I THINK THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED ON THE STATEMENT ARE WHO SIGNED ON THE STATEMENT ARE ASKING US WHAT TO DO JUST ASKING US WHAT TO DO JUST BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO REALLY BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO REALLY NAIL THE SPECIFIC THE THINGS NAIL THE SPECIFIC THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE SOLVING FOR. THAT WE NEED TO BE SOLVING FOR. IT'S JUST TECHNOLOGY. IT'S JUST TECHNOLOGY. IT'S JUST