Safeguarding A.I.: Insights from Microsoft's Chief Scientific Officer.

Eric Horvitz, Microsoft's Chief Scientific Officer and one of the world's leading AI experts, believes that a six-month pause on AI development is not enough to fix the potential dangers of the technology. He is concerned about the use of AI for disinformation, manipulation, and impersonation, and believes that it threatens to erode democracies. Horvitz is also concerned about the use of AI by bad actors and competitors as weapons. He believes that more investment in understanding, guiding, and regulating AI is needed, as well as an acceleration of research and development.