Google Brain cofounder and AI pioneer Andrew Ng tells ‘one of the most disgusting things’ he has seen that AI is being used for

Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer and Google Brain co-founder Andrew Ng has spoken out against malicious applications of the technology, noting the generation of non-consensual deepfake intimate photos as one of the most troubling misuses of modern software he has encountered. Addressing the darker side of technological development in an interview on The Economist’s “Inside Tech” podcast recently, the Al pioneer dismissed the notion that this technology presents an existential threat to society.Firstly, Ng delivered a strong critique of synthetic explicit content, calling on lawmakers to establish strict regulations and severe measures to eliminate the abuse entirely.“AI applications have problems. For example, one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen is AI being used to generate non-consensual, deepfake intimate imagery,” Ng said, adding, “That’s all for the past laws put in place for harsh penalties to just get rid of that.”

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