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David Silver, the computer scientist behind Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo, says he feels a moral obligation to advance AI, according to an interview published by the Financial Times on 9 October.
Why it mattersThe interview is framed around machines that can teach themselves and the question of where we go without AI. That is a concise statement of conviction, not a technical finding or a detailed account of how Silver would manage the technology’s risks. The distinction is worth keeping: big questions do not arrive with their answers attached. Silver’s argument puts the emphasis on the case for continuing to build. What obligations should come with that ambition?
Discuss: If AI researchers feel a moral duty to advance the technology, what obligations should limit or guide that work?
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