AI bot that wrote a paper about ITSELF could trigger WW3, expert warns

A "MALICIOUS" artificial intelligence bot that wrote a paper about itself could trigger World War III unless governments immediately curb its growing power, an expert has warned. AI and blockchain technology expert Herbert Sim said that the creation of GPT-3 - a program that can produce text indistinguishable from human writing - in 2020 had "opened Pandora's box". The tech expert warned that while certain groups and political oppositions could tap into using "troll bots" to undermine governments and spread fake news, their risks stretched much further. However, left unchecked, Sims claims the programs could use their "intelligence" to write malware and even weaponize drones and bioweapons, becoming lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs). "AI has helped technology shift forward hugely in recent decades, and undoubtedly there are lots of benefits to be reaped from it," he said.