The warning comes ahead of the European Parliament voting on rules to regulate artificial intelligence.
Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says EU chief Margrethe Vestager.
"Probably [the risk of extinction] may exist, but I think the likelihood is quite small. I think the AI risks are more that people will be discriminated [against], they will not be seen as who they are. But ahead of the European Parliament's vote on the AI Act, she insisted a consensus among "like-minded" countries should be prioritised before getting more jurisdictions, such as China, on board."We should do what we can here and now."Ms Vestager is spearheading EU efforts to create a voluntary code of conduct with the US government, which would see companies using or developing AI sign up to a set of standards that are not legally binding.
"It's better to get, let's say 80% now than 100% never, so let's get started and then return when we learn and then correct with others," she said. "If your social feed can be scanned to get a thorough profile of you, the risk of being manipulated is just enormous," she said, "and if we end up in a situation where we believe nothing, then we have undermined our society completely.""No-one can enforce it. No-one can make sure that everyone is on board," she said, pointing out that a pause could be used by some as an opportunity to get ahead of competitors.
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