Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within the sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’
Nick Clegg has dismissed fears over AI’s “godlike power to exterminate humanity”, calling it a sign that tech bosses are “breathing their own fumes”.
The former UK deputy prime minister said that tech bosses should focus on addressing known “specific threats” such as cybersecurity, bio-weapons and emotional dependence rather than the “slightly hand-wavy view that this technology is unavoidably going to develop some godlike power which is going to turn on us and exterminate humanity”.
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Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within the sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’
Nick Clegg has dismissed fears over AI’s “godlike power to exterminate humanity”, calling it a sign that tech bosses are “breathing their own fumes”.
The former UK deputy prime minister said that tech bosses should focus on addressing known “specific threats” such as cybersecurity, bio-weapons and emotional dependence rather than the “slightly hand-wavy view that this technology is unavoidably going to develop some godlike power which is going to turn on us and exterminate humanity”.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/24/nick-clegg-plays-down-fears-godlike-ai-could-exterminate-humanity