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World leaders may have just two years left to tame artificial intelligence before computers become out of control, the Prime Minister's AI taskforce adviser has warned.
Matt Clifford said that without urgent international regulation, a deadly bio weapon could be developed that would kill 'many humans'.
The tech entrepreneur said the rising capability of AI is 'striking', but insisted it was not 'inevitable' that computers would become cleverer than humans.
His comments come ahead of Rishi Sunak's visit to Washington DC where he is expected to tell Joe Biden of his ambition for Britain to lead the world in tackling the threats posed by AI. The Prime Minister is looking to launch a global AI watchdog in London, and hopes to host an international summit to devise rules on AI regulation.
It follows fears that humanity could lose control of super-intelligent systems, or that AI could launch novel cyberattacks or threaten democracy by propagating mass disinformation.
The Prime Minister's AI taskforce adviser has warned that without urgent international regulation, a deadly bio weapon could be developed that would kill 'many humans'
Mr Clifford, chairman of the Advanced
