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There’s a US Presidential Executive Order re: Artificial Intelligence out today, and it’s doomed to fail because (as ever) it makes the rookie mistake of trying to dictate the #ShapeOfCode

2023-10-30 10:41:16+00:00

For instance:

Protect against the risks of using AI to engineer dangerous biological materials by developing strong new standards for biological synthesis screening. Agencies that fund life-science projects will establish these standards as a condition of federal funding, creating powerful incentives to ensure appropriate screening and manage risks potentially made worse by AI. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/

We already know how that pans out: you take an AI which is looking for molecules to act as medicine, and you tell it to return the results which didn’t do what you want and ended up being poison.

Getting an AI to not report failed attempts is impossible. Government goals to regulate the shape of code are doomed.
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