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Keeping this useful but potentially dangerous technology in check should be the priority
AI is an extremely powerful new technology, so powerful that there is really no doubt it will be widely applied as we go forward. Some forms ofhave already proved their worth, such as in diagnostic medical radiology.
This technology is also comprehensively controlled, ensuring it cannot be used unethically. But there are, undoubtedly, grave risks involved in developing and employing “machines that can think”. Remember the AI computer onboard the spaceship in 2001: A Space Odyssey? The computer tells astronaut Dave Bowman he can’t comply with his request to open the bay doors and allow him re-enter the spaceship.
Electric Picnic 2026: Women’s urinals, Guinness ... and that Barefoot GardenIn my opinion, Richard Pine is far too negative in his overall assessment of AI. There is no doubt that AI will be widely applied as we go forward. We must therefore focus all our efforts on ensuring this new technology is employed safely and ethically. This will inevitably mean we must proceed slower in employing AI than many people would wish.
But caution is of the essence here. Mistakes could be disastrous and irreversible. – Yours, etc,Tesco worker sacked for taking bakery items before they became ‘free to staff’ loses unfair dismissal claimParakeets have Londoners in a flap and hunters loading their rifles
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