AI Arms Race Risks Humanity: Stuart Russell Urges Governments to Intervene

• Leading computer scientist Stuart Russell warns that the AI 'arms race' could endanger humanity, calling for government intervention.
• Russell states that major AI company CEOs recognize the dangers but cannot slow down unilaterally due to investor pressure.
• He criticizes governments for allowing private entities to 'play Russian roulette with every human being on Earth,' deeming it a 'total dereliction of duty'.
• Russell highlights risks like AI systems taking control, job losses, surveillance, and online abuse, with back-end roles in India particularly vulnerable.
• He notes growing resistance to AI, especially among younger generations, who are pushing back against its 'dehumanizing aspects'.