Microsoft CEO affirms the need to control AI

Speaking on the sidelines of the Business 20 trade conference in New Delhi, Mr. Smith emphasized the importance of mastering AI for every government, institution or organization. He affirmed that technology companies need to be encouraged to do the right thing, along with creating new regulations and policies to ensure safety in all situations.

Referring to the potential risks of AI, the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation rejected the idea that AI will replace many components of the workforce. According to Mr. Smith, with the outstanding benefits of helping people think faster and smarter, this technology will become a useful tool, helping to improve work efficiency, instead of making people lazy and dependent.

In May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, along with the CEOs of Google DeepMind and Microsoft’s AI divisions, warned of the potential dangers of AI and stressed the need to mitigate them. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and several other tech leaders have also called for a halt to the development of AI systems that exceed the capabilities of GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest large language model.

Unlike other popular types of AI, generative AI is capable of creating entirely new content from text, images, and even computer software code, instead of simply classifying or identifying data. Since generative AI technology, such as the "feverish" chatbot ChatGPT, became popular with explosive investments this year, lawmakers around the world have also begun to consider ways to minimize the risks of this emerging technology to national security and the economy. The impact of generative AI is comparable to the birth of the Internet.