The AI Arms Race Means We Need AI Ethics

Artificial Intelligence talent is this generation's atomic weapon . There is huge economic power in data; Artificial Intelligence is the key to unlocking it and this is driving an AI arms race to amass talent and become the next superpower. The AI community is so enthralled by the science in this age of discovery that it hasn't properly stopped to examine the risks from who controls the power and what they do with it. It is easy to write off the dangers as the dystopian delusions of a science-fiction obsessed Skynet or WestWorld fanatic, and while those may be far-fetched, there are more likely scenarios where the absence of clear ethics and regulations in Artificial Intelligence can create tiered societies, powerful monopolies, unaccountable governments and abuses of power. The biggest multinational companies and governments are realising long-term strategies to control more AI talent than their competitors.