{"id":120632,"date":"2023-10-26T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120632"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:03:22","slug":"rishi-sunak-warns-ai-could-be-used-by-terrorists-to-build-bio-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/rishi-sunak-warns-ai-could-be-used-by-terrorists-to-build-bio-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak warns AI could be used by terrorists to build bio weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rishi Sunak has warned artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister said we must not “put our heads in the sand” over AI’s risk, which in a worst-case scenario could mean losing all control of it.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Royal Society in London, Mr Sunak said: \u201cNow, doing the right thing, not the easy thing, means being honest with people about the risks from these technologies.<\/p>\n

So, I won\u2019t hide them from you.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why today, for the first time, we\u2019ve taken the highly unusual step of publishing our analysis on the risks of AI, including an assessment by the UK intelligence communities.<\/p>\n

These reports provide a stark warning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGet this wrong, and AI could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerrorist groups could use AI to spread fear and destruction on an even greater scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cCriminals could exploit AI for cyber-attacks, disinformation, fraud, or even child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in the most unlikely but extreme cases, there is even the risk that humanity could lose control of AI completely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak has said it remains unclear whether China will attend the UK\u2019s AI safety summit next week, despite Beijing accepting an invitation to the Bletchley Park gathering.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister, who used his speech to give an \u201chonest\u201d warning about the dangers and possibilities of the emerging technology, said he could not say with \u201c100 per cent certainty\u201d if Chinese officials would be at the event.<\/p>\n

The decision to invite China to the summit caused controversy in some quarters, at a time when western relations with Beijing remained tense despite recent diplomatic efforts by the UK and US.<\/p>\n

Liz Truss, who has long pushed for a tough line on China, urged her successor to rescind the invitation and said she was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Prime Minister defended the invitation to China by saying it was \u201cvery consistent\u201d with the UK\u2019s foreign policy to have the Chinese present, as technology-loving Mr Sunak tries to position the UK as a world leader on regulating and managing the rise of AI.<\/span><\/p>\n

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