George Soros, artificial intelligence without rules is a danger: watch out for fake news in the 2024 US elections

THEArtificial intelligence is it a cross or a godsend? It is difficult to give a definite answer today, not only because it is a subject in very fast and unpredictable evolution but also because the nature of artificial intelligence is similar to that of finance. Ten years ago Philip Cavazzuti, a refined economist and never regretted enough, wrote in one of his beautiful books (“The magic of finance, goWare publisher) that finance is a world populated by angels and demons and that its true role in today's economy and society depends on the rules. If the rules are good, so is finance, if they are bad only disasters can arise, as we have seen in recent years too. Unfortunately for artificial intelligence – on which the acute analysis of Marco Bentivogli on last Monday's sheet "ChaptGPT, work and the new operAI” – global rules would be needed. Unfortunately, as the financier wrote yesterday in the Sole 24 Ore George Soros, setting global standards is impossible” and “no one knows where Artificial Intelligence will take us”. We need a Bill of Rights but who knows if and when it will arrive. But problems are imminent. "In 2024 - recalls Soros - there will be general elections in the United States - and most likely also in the United Kingdom - and without a doubt AI will play an important role, which is unlikely to be anything but dangerous" because "Intelligence is great for producing disinformation and deepfakes, and many of those involved will have bad intentions.” Up for the right reminder to think in time about the urgency of rules for AI.