This was an overview for people who were unaware of AI (and the hype surrounding it) in general. What struck me was having Altman talk about the need for execs to take responsibility, the emphasis on the increasing pace of change in tech, Bill Gates talking about impact on jobs (10-20 years from now), and how the next generation will face a lot of challenges.
On the topic of crime and control of /dominance in tech, FBI Director Christopher Wray did a good job presenting threats from scammers and deepfake sextortionists to government surveillance. However, what continues to bother me is the media continuing to overlook how lack of oversight for solutions used by LEOs and governments right now are putting us at risk and violating our rights. There was only a segment about a case like this, with no answers provided to the questions raised by the victims about how the scammers got their data:
The special seemed to push the idea that AI is unregulated and uncontrollable, so we’d all better channel Bette Davis…
…until things settle down. After all, we can compare AI development/control to how long it took governments to regulate cars and trucks.