Artificial intelligence (AI) loves to cheat. When matched against a chess bot, an OpenAI model preferred hacking into its opponent’s system to winning the game fairly, according to a recent study. While chess doesn’t have moral stakes, more serious ethical issues could arise in everything from medicine to self-driving cars as AI becomes even more pervasive. So, what does it mean for AI to be safe?
Safe AI isn’t enough: Fairness, honesty and transparency are needed to benefit humanity, argues researcher
