According to them, accelerating the development of AGI without international coordination could create risks for which nations and economies are not yet prepared, Axios reports.
A New Phase in the AGI Debate
The publication notes that the research organization AI Futures Project has released a report proposing to significantly slow the pace of developing super-intelligent AI systems and to use the additional time to establish international rules for their development and application.
The authors of the report believe that cooperation among the world’s leading research centers—primarily the United States and China—must be a key condition for the safe development of the technology. Without such agreements, they argue, the likelihood of an uncontrolled technological race increases—one in which safety concerns would take a back seat to commercial interests.
The report notes that the development of the most powerful AI models is already affecting the labor market, public administration, information security, and international competition. Therefore, the creation of global oversight mechanisms must proceed in parallel with technological progress.
The experts emphasize that this does not mean abandoning the development of artificial intelligence. The proposed approach calls for a more cautious path toward the creation of general artificial intelligence (AGI) systems, accompanied by international agreements, technical standards, and independent oversight.
The discussion on the need to slow down the race for AGI is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the international agenda. Whereas such proposals were previously discussed mainly in academic circles, they are now increasingly being considered in the context of public policy and global technology regulation.
