Microsoft's AI chief warns that treating AI as conscious is a huge mistake

Mustafa Suleyman, who heads up Microsoft AI, has warned against treating AI as if it's conscious Suleyman argues that we could be "seeding a new silicon species" that ends up competing with humanity for resources He calls for an "urgent public debate" around AI training at a time when other prominent figures in the industry are questioning the pace of AI development The CEO of Microsoft's AI division has warned that the way artificial intelligence is being developed is effectively "seeding a new silicon species" that could end up competing for resources with its human creators. The BBC reports that Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman called out Anthropic for developing its AI – Claude – as if it was a human entity, and the dangers therein.

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