Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6ZW58)
Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended consequences in super-intelligent AI
The unforeseen impact of chatbots on mental health should be viewed as a warning over the existential threat posed by super-intelligent artificial intelligence systems, according to a prominent voice in AI safety.
Nate Soares, a co-author of a new book on highly advanced AI titled If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, said the example of Adam Raine, a US teenager who killed himself after months of conversations with the ChatGPT chatbot, underlined fundamental problems with controlling the technology.
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