Business of Tech: Is the AI race out of control?

University of Otago physics graduate Peter Barnett works at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in Berkeley, California. Photo / Jacques Steenkamp, Supplied

The people building the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems promise extraordinary gains. They also warn those systems could escape our control.That is the ethical fault line running through this week’s episode of The Business of Tech.My guest, New Zealander Peter Barnett, works at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in Berkeley, California. The University of Otago physics graduate develops governance plans aimed at preventing catastrophic outcomes from advanced AI. He previously worked on technical AI align...