The great AI debate has heated up in recent weeks, amid calls from some industry figures for a slowdown in development—although others, like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, seem keen to dismiss many of those calls as simple doomsaying.
Now, former US president Barack Obama has posted his thoughts on X regarding the issue, and it's something of a balanced take.
"I was encouraged this week to see the leaders of the frontier labs agree on the need for them to slow down the pace of AI development. Given the stakes, it’s a good and necessary first step," said the former US commander in chief. "But I’m even more encouraged by the growing recognition that how this powerful new technology develops should be at the center of our public debate."
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