We can't repeat our social media mistakes with AI, says Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan |
By Sadiq Khan
AI presents so many opportunities for our society. Used responsibly, it could help us transform our public services, turbocharge productivity, and tackle some of the most complex challenges we face – from cancer care, to the climate crisis.
But used recklessly, it could usher in a new era of mass unemployment, accelerated inequality, and an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power.
This week, the shocking reports of X’s AI tool, Grok, being used to undress women in photos and create sexualised images of children, have rightly provoked outrage.
Following our experiences with the social media revolution, this latest appalling scandal once again illustrates the consequences of being too slow to respond to new technology.
As we stand at the dawn of the AI revolution, we mustn’t make the same mistakes with AI that were and are being made with social media. The harm that could be caused if we did are incalculable.
Right now, it feels as though the ground beneath our feet is shifting. Artificial intelligence is beginning to cause tectonic movements – in our markets, industries and workplaces. Its early tremors are already beginning to reshape our lives and........