Medvedev warned about the risks of AI, but called for hope in its “humanism”

Fears about artificial intelligence (AI) are real, but the prospect of it destroying humanity is dim. This is how Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev spoke about this problem in a post with the title “About AI and the end of the world”; the publication was posted on Telegram.

According to Medvedev, AI can cause colossal damage to the planet - destroy nuclear power plants, disrupt the work of transport hubs and large industries. He added that it would be logical for countries to try to agree on the use of these technologies, but corporations will not allow this.

“Therefore, there is only one thing left: to count on the mercy of the winner. The humanism that our beloved man-made genius AI will show (...) Perhaps he will feel sorry for his parents,” he wrote.