AI is “probably the most dangerous thing,” former US President Donald Trump said, referring to the globally disruptive technology as part of an upcoming broadcast interview.
In a preview clip of the interview conducted by Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, President Trump touched on a variety of topics, including CBDC and artificial intelligence.
“AI, as they call it, is very scary,” President Trump said on Sunday Morning Futures on Sunday. “I think [its] This is probably the most dangerous thing to do because there is no real solution. ”
Since its public launch last year, artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, has taken the world by storm. An unfortunate side effect of the proliferation of AI tools is the proliferation of AI-generated deepfakes, including those of 2024 Republican presidential candidate and his rival, current US President Joe Biden.
“The other day I saw someone trick me into giving a speech about their product there,” Trump said. “I said, ‘I’m never going to stand for that, and I’m just going to tell you that you don’t even know the difference.'”
AI-generated deepfakes of celebrities such as Trump, Biden, Pope Francis, Tom Hanks, and most recently Taylor Swift are flooding the internet.
In the interview, President Trump called for action on AI and AI-generated deepfakes, raising concerns that the technology could be used to start wars.
“We have to do something about this, and we have to do it fast,” President Trump said. “And no one really knows what to do.”
Last summer, similar concerns were expressed by the United Nations and the UN Secretary-General.
“All stakeholders must take urgent and immediate steps to ensure the safe, secure, responsible, ethical and human rights-compliant use of artificial intelligence, and ensure that recent advances in this field are free from misinformation and The impact on the spread of disinformation and hate speech should be addressed,” the UN report said.
President Trump said AI is an issue that needs to be addressed “now.”
“What you say in an interview no longer matters much,” Trump said. “They can change things, but no one can tell the difference. Even the experts can’t tell the difference. This is a huge problem from a security perspective.”
Even US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has sounded the alarm about deepfakes and the risks they pose to global markets.
“I think we have good laws in our country, but these new technologies will challenge those laws,” Gensler said. “If you’re using AI and doing deepfakes in the market, that’s a big risk to the market,” he said, adding, “a fraud is a fraud.”
Last month, OpenAI released a statement documenting its plans to use ChatGPT to help fight misinformation in the lead-up to the 2024 election season.
“As we prepare for the 2024 elections in the world’s largest democracy, our approach will increase accurate voting information, enforce prudent policies, and increase transparency,” OpenAI said in a blog post. “We continue our commitment to platform security by improving the security of our platform.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
