The Future of Life Institute issued a controversial open letter at the end of March, requesting a pause in giant AI experiments. The organization’s mission is to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from extreme large-scale risks. In other words, they are concerned about AI creating huge risks to humanity.
Pausing AI research has been a recurring topic of discussion, but the decision on whether or not to pause AI research is really beyond the control of the typical attorney or organization. However, the proverbial “AI Genie” is now out of the bottle and is not going back into the bottle. There are huge forces at play and legal professionals across firms and law departments need to remain focused on and aware of the things they can’t control and the things they can control.
