16-06-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com

AI is already causing unintended harm. What happens when it falls into the wrong hands? | David Evan Harris

New laws are urgently needed to keep powerful open-source tools from being picked up by malicious actorsA researcher was granted access earlier this year by Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to incredibly potent artificial intelligence software – and leaked it to the world. As a former researcher on Meta’s civic integrity and responsible AI teams, I am terrified by what could happen next.Though Meta was violated by the leak, it came out as the winner: researchers and independent
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