A+AI: Threats to Society, Remedies, and Governance
<|reference_start|>A+AI: Threats to Society, Remedies, and Governance: This document focuses on the threats, especially near-term threats, that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings to society. Most of the threats discussed here can result from any algorithmic process, not just AI; in addition, defining AI is notoriously difficult. For both reasons, it is important to think of "A+AI": Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence.   In addition to the threats, this paper discusses countermeasures to them, and it includes a table showing which countermeasures are likely to mitigate which threats. Thoughtful governance could manage the risks without seriously impeding progress; in fact, chances are it would accelerate progress by reducing the social chaos that would otherwise be likely. The paper lists specific actions government should take as soon as possible, namely:   * Require all social media platforms accessible in the U.S. to offer users verification that their accounts are owned by citizens, and to display every account's verification status   * Establish regulations to require that all products created or significantly modified with A+AI be clearly labeled as such; to restrict use of generative AI to create likenesses of persons; and to require creators of generative AI software to disclose materials used to train their software and to compensate the creators of any copyrighted material used   * Fund a crash project of research on mitigating the threats   * Fund educational campaigns to raise awareness of the threats<|reference_end|>
@article{byrd2024a+ai:,
    title={A+AI: Threats to Society, Remedies, and Governance},
    author={Don Byrd},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.02219},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2409.02219},
    primaryClass={cs.CY cs.AI}
}