David Ignatius - writer for the Washington Post - says that Henry Kissinger, one of the most prominent statesmen and strategists in the world, who spent most of his career thinking about the dangers of nuclear weapons, became obsessed at the age of 99 with very modern dangers, which are the dangers of intelligence. artificial on humans.
In an article in the newspaper, the writer quoted Kissinger as saying that the destructive power of artificial intelligence could be stronger than the largest nuclear bomb, and described this intelligence as the new frontier of arms control, warning that if the main powers did not find ways to limit access to it, then It would simply turn into an insane race to cause great disasters to mankind.
Kissinger also warned that artificial intelligence systems could turn war into a game of chess or other strategic games, because they are able to make moves that no human would think of, but which have dire consequences, and reach conclusions that humans may not reach and “we have to live.” in her world."
A long road that will be confusing to the human mind
He continued, "We are surrounded by many machines whose real thinking we may not know? Even today we have combat aircraft that can fight in air battles without any human intervention, but these are just the beginnings. It is the 50-year road that will be mind-boggling."
Kissinger's first public comment on artificial intelligence was in an article published - in 2018 in "The Atlantic" magazine - titled "How Does the Enlightenment End?" ready for the emergence of artificial intelligence.
Kissinger called on the leaders of America and China, the world's technology giants, to start an urgent dialogue on how to apply ethical limits and standards to artificial intelligence.