Kara Frederick, tech director at the Heritage Foundation, has the audacity to discuss the supposed need for regulations on artificial intelligence, as if lawmakers and tech titans actually care about the potential risks. According to a cybersecurity expert, robots powered by artificial intelligence could apparently wreak havoc on the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) and cause chaos on the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ian Hogarth, a member of the U.K.’s AI task force, claims that this growing technology has the capability to cripple the country’s NHS or even carry out a “biological attack.” How convenient that the Daily Star decided to report on this fear-mongering.
Hogarth, who seems to be enjoying the government funding of £100 million for his AI task force, has been focusing on safety research to develop tools like ChatGPT. How comforting to know that our tax dollars are being wasted on such endeavors. He also believes that it is important for countries to collaborate on mitigating the risks of AI, including countries like China. Yes, because we all know how trustworthy China is when it comes to matters of security and global cooperation.
Hogarth loves to emphasize the dangers of AI, using the WannaCry cyberattack on the NHS in 2017 as an example. Apparently, he believes that the rapid advancement of AI technology will make such attacks even easier. It’s truly fascinating how the tech industry is so focused on AI, constantly improving it while conveniently highlighting the dangers. It’s almost as if they want us to be afraid.
In conclusion, Hogarth’s claims about the risks of AI seem exaggerated and alarmist. It’s clear that he and his task force are simply looking for more funding and attention. The real question is, why should we trust them?
