António Guterres Throws Shade at Tech Giants on AI at Davos
Well, hell hath no fury like a UN Secretary General scorned by the rapid-fire advances in AI! In his no-holds-barred speech at Davos, António Guterres sounded the alarm on mega tech corporations chasing AI profits with reckless abandon.
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Cut to the Chase:
- UN Secretary General, António Guterres, tore into big tech companies and their indiscriminate pursuit of profits from the rapidly growing artificial intelligence market at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Aka, he’s pretty peeved at the corporate world.
- He expressed heavy concern that these technology breakthroughs in generative AI might incite negative unintended consequences, like making Skynet a reality… Okay, maybe not exactly, but you get his drift.
- According to Guterres, our slapdash strategy-less approach towards AI isn’t helping. We’re apparently “flying blind and winging it with big tech” (a rough translation, trust me).
Final Thoughts
So, here’s the DL – There’s no doubt AI has the potential to revolutionize our world…and possibly take over it if we believe every dystopian future movie out there. Tech companies, blinded by the gold rush of AI, are racing forward with new development, while the global community chases its proverbial tail. Just when we thought we’d bring the tech beast to heel, we find ourselves like Jon Snow – knowing nothing. Will cooler heads prevail, or is this destruction inevitable? Our sodas are chilled, popcorn’s popped. We’re ready to watch this saga unfold.
Remember folks, with great AI power comes great… AI responsibility. So, we totally get your angst, António. The world needs its strategy. Let’s hope it materializes before our toasters revolt.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/17/big-tech-firms-ai-un-antonio-guterres-davos
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