2024 ARighttoWarnAboutAdvancedArtifi

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It highlights the potential benefits of AI technology while acknowledging serious social risks such as societal inequalities, misinformation, and the potential for autonomous AI systems to pose existential threats.
It underscores the inadequacy of current corporate governance structures and the financial incentives that may lead AI companies to avoid effective AI oversight.
It emphasizes the importance of transparency and the need for AI companies to share substantial non-public information about their systems' capabilities, limitations, and protective measures with governments and civil society.
It calls for the establishment of robust whistleblower protections, noting that current confidentiality agreements and weak government oversight prevent employees from voicing concerns about AI risks.
It proposes specific principles for AI companies to adopt, including not enforcing agreements that prohibit criticism, facilitating anonymous reporting processes, and supporting a culture of open criticism without retaliation.
It includes endorsements from prominent AI experts such as Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Stuart Russell, adding credibility and weight to the call for action.
It provides contact information for those wishing to reach out or make press inquiries, demonstrating an open and organized approach to addressing the highlighted issues.

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	Author	volume	Date Value	title	type	journal	titleUrl	doi	note	year
2024 ARighttoWarnAboutAdvancedArtifi	13 American Industry AI Researchers			A Right to Warn About Advanced Artificial Intelligence						2024