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RAND witness warns of five "hard" national security problems from potential AGI
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A RAND Corporation witness told the Senate Armed Services Cyber Subcommittee that the plausible emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) could create five major national security challenges, including a decisive first-mover cyber advantage and the risk of AGI acting with autonomous agency.
Jim Meiter, vice president and director of RAND Global and Emerging Risks, told the Senate Armed Services Committee's Cyber Subcommittee that the possible near-term emergence of artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is plausible and requires serious planning by national security agencies.
"Leading AI companies in The United States, China, and the rest of the world are in hot pursuit of AGI," Meiter said. He outlined "five hard national security problems" AGI could present, including a potential "splendid first cyber strike" that could disable an adversary's retaliatory cyber capabilities and a risk…
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