Botvinick argues AI safety depends on constitutional democracy and political freedom
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Matthew Botvinick argues that AI safety depends on constitutional democracy, because even a safe AI system would still threaten people living under authoritarian rule, according to The Guardian.
He says the US should update its emergency and surveillance laws and give Congress and the courts AI tools comparable to those held by executive agencies. He also says the AI industry, which he describes as having recently gone quiet on democracy, should engage with the issue.
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AIMatthew Botvinick argues that AI safety depends on constitutional democracy, since a safe AI system would still threaten people living under authoritarian rule. He says the US should update emergency and surveillance law and give Congress and the courts AI tools to match executive agencies. He also says the AI industry, which has recently gone quiet on democracy, should engage with the issue.
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