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[view in web browser]( Kurzweil | newsletter Tracking the acceleration of intelligence. Welcome — we follow breakthroughs in science, tech, and progress. For our library of stories about the world of tomorrow, visit our homepage | [click here]( opinion letter Opinion letter from Ray Kurzweil on request for 6 month delay on large language models that go beyond GPT-4 by Ray Kurzweil April 2023 Regarding the [Open Letter]( to “pause” research on AI “more powerful than [GPT-4]( this criterion is too vague to be practical. And the proposal faces a serious coordination problem: those that agree to a pause may fall far behind corporations or nations that disagree. There are tremendous benefits to advancing AI in critical fields such as medicine and health, education, pursuit of renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels, and scores of other fields. I didn’t sign, because I believe we can address the signers’ safety concerns in a more tailored way that doesn’t compromise these vital lines of research. I participated in the [Asilomar AI Principles Conference]( in 2017 and was actively involved in the creation of guidelines to create Artificial Intelligence in an ethical manner. So I know that safety is a critical issue. But more nuance is needed if we wish to unlock AI’s profound advantages to health and productivity while avoiding the real perils. — Ray Kurzweil Inventor, best-selling author, and futurist. [Read on the website.]( the Kurzweil Library | Tracking the acceleration of intelligence. by Kurzweil Technologies co. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Kurzweil Technologies co. · 935 Great Plain Ave. · no. 111 · Needham, MA 02492 · USA