Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in an upcoming broadcast interview that AI is “probably the most dangerous thing.”
In a preview video of the interview conducted by Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, Trump talked about a variety of topics, including CBDC and artificial intelligence.
“It’s too scary to call it AI,” President Trump said on Sunday Morning Futures. “I think it may be the most dangerous one because there is no real solution.”
Since its release last year, artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, has taken the world by storm. An unfortunate side effect of the proliferation of AI tools has been the proliferation of AI-generated deepfakes, including deepfakes of the 2024 Republican presidential candidate and his rival, current US President Joe Biden.
“I saw yesterday that someone was tearing me apart by making me give a speech about their product,” Trump said. “I said, ‘I would never support that, and you wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference.’”
AI-generated deepfakes of celebrities including Trump, Biden, Pope Francis, Tom Hanks, and most recently Taylor Swift have flooded the internet.
In the interview, Trump called for action against AI and AI-generated deepfakes, raising concerns that the technology could be used to start war.
“Something has to be done about this, and it has to be done quickly,” Trump said. “And no one really knows what to do.”
Last summer, the United Nations and its Secretary-General expressed similar concerns.
“All stakeholders must take urgent and immediate action to ensure the safe, responsible, ethical and human rights-compliant use of artificial intelligence, and the impact of recent developments in this field on the spread of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. “The impact needs to be addressed.” The UN report said.
Trump said AI is a problem that needs to be solved “right now.”
“What you say in interviews doesn’t matter anymore,” Trump said. “They can change things, but no one can tell the difference. Even experts can’t tell the difference. “This is a huge problem from a security perspective.”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler also warned about deepfakes and the risks they pose to global markets.
“I think we have good laws, but these new technologies will challenge those laws,” Gensler said. “If you’re using AI and you’re doing deepfakes in the marketplace, that’s a real risk to the marketplace,” he said, adding, “A scam is a scam.”
Last month, OpenAI released a statement documenting its plans to use ChatGPT to combat misinformation ahead of the 2024 election season.
“As we prepare for elections in the world’s largest democracy in 2024, our approach is to continue our platform safety work by increasing accurate voting information, enforcing measured policies, and improving transparency,” OpenAI said in a blog post. .
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.