AI-linked stocks fall after call for development slowdown worries investors – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsAI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survivalDario Amodei’s pacing proposal has drawn heavy skepticism from critics and researchers who allege that AI firms are attempting to preempt more stringent government regulation and retain the status quo of power within the industry.Rahm Emanuel, former congressman and chief of staff to Barack Obama, posted online:“I can tell you when the last time a CEO or an industry at large asked to be regulated: never. That’s what makes Dario’s letter so striking – it’s an admission that we’re driving down a dark, winding road on wet pavement with the headlights off.And where’s President Trump? Looks like he nodded off again.” Continue reading…Technology | The GuardianRead More