Snowden Says Attempts to Regulate AI May Stifle Its Potential

Whistleblower Edward Snowdenwarned of governments and corporations trying to wrest control of artificial intelligence, potentially rendering the fast-developing technology less useful.

“We are witnessing the birth of a child with an entirely new fresh technology, and already we are seeing the werewolves beginning to circle,” Snowden told the SuperAI event in Singapore via a video call on Wednesday.

Governments around the world, including the US, are working on their regulatory approach to AI after popular services such as ChatGPT laid bare the technology’s potential. The European Union passed a sweeping law that would put guardrails on the technology, while ...