Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen recently published a statement sharing his views on AI. He also addressed the growing concerns of artificial intelligence posing a risk to humanity, saying that the doomsday result wasn't the ultimate risk.
Andreessen is Now in Favor of AI After Previously Talking About the Risk of Software
Andreessen was famous for saying that software "is eating the world," but when it came to AI, he said people shouldn't be worried. His statements regarding artificial intelligence were to encourage people to build.
According to the story by CNBC, Andreessen reportedly shared his thoughts regarding AI, its risks, and how he believes that regulation is required for the technology. He then talked about the talks of "AI doomerism," which tackled how some people thought that artificial intelligence posed a risk to humanity.
The Venture Capitalist Published a 7,000-Word Statement Regarding His Views on AI
Andreessen published a 7,000-word statement regarding his views on AI, or machine learning, and said that it wasn't sentient, which was a long-discussed topic, sparking fear as many people thought it had a mind of its own.
The venture capitalist noted that AI didn't have goals and didn't want to kill people because it wasn't alive. Instead, he noted that AI was just a machine and wouldn't come alive more than a toaster would.
The Billionaire Shared How There Were a Lot of Fear-Mongering and Doomerism Regarding AI
The billionaire commented on how there was a lot of "fear-mongering and doomerism" about AI, and without naming names, Andreessen tackled how many high-profile tech leaders shared how artificial intelligence posed a risk to humanity. The claims came from a letter signed by some of the most prominent figures in AI, including Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and Demis Hassabis.
Sam Altman was the CEO of OpenAI, Bill Gates was the founder of Microsoft, and Demis Hassabis was the CEO of DeepMind. The prominent figures reportedly signed a letter for the Center for AI Safety regarding the risks of AI regarding extinction.
Andreessen Explained How Tech CEOs Could Benefit from the Fear
Andreessen then explained why tech CEOs took this route, saying they were motivated by the possibility of making more money should regulatory barriers come from government-based AI vendors who would protect them against open-source competition and new startups.
Other AI researchers have also criticized the narrative of AI potentially causing a doomsday risk, with some arguments including how AI's growing power and future threats distract from real-life harms, according to an article by Business Insider.
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The Billionaire Argued How AI Had Huge Potential
The billionaire also argued that AI had huge potential regarding productivity, creative arts, scientific breakthroughs, and reducing wartime death rates. He noted that most things that people could do with the help of natural intelligence could be better done with the help of AI.
It was noted that AI came with many possibilities, allowing humanity to tackle the impossible. Andreessen mentioned potentially curing all diseases to be able to achieve interstellar travel.
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