[izzydata]

I don't think there is any possibility of the current "AI" suddenly doing anything damaging on its own or anything at all on its own. The worst that I can see happening which is probably already happening is people using it to assist them with various crimes. Such as social engineering using convincing generated voices and photos or even just fake information.

[ayakang31415]

To deal with such case, we already have existing laws to deal with it. My qualms with AI regulation is "why do we need separate AI safety agencies and laws?"

[JW_00000]

While I agree in a general sense, it might make sense to regulate the tools themselves.

An analogy is gun control laws. Murder is a crime, whether it happens with a gun or without, so in theory there would be no need to regulate guns ("guns don't kill people etc."). But in most countries in the world we still regulate them.

Maybe it makes sense to regulate AI similarly? Requiring that some guardrails are built in to prevent it being used to generate fake information or information that helps to commit crimes. Making sure that it does not leak private information (and being able to prove this somehow). Regulating if and how it can be used as a therapist.

Although I wonder if it isn't too soon still for such regulation.