Roberto Cingolani, chief government officer of Leonardo SpA, throughout an interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
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The chief government of Italian protection group Leonardo mentioned Friday that he is extra involved in regards to the “stupidity” of customers of synthetic intelligence relatively than the threats posed by the expertise itself.
His feedback come amid repeated warnings in regards to the risks of AI, with U.N. Secretary-Basic António Guterres lately calling on worldwide political and enterprise leaders to prioritize a world technique to cope with the expertise.
Talking on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17, Guterres mentioned that the speedy growth of AI might lead to “critical unintended penalties.”
“To be sincere, what considerations me extra is the dearth of management from people, who’re nonetheless making wars after 2,000 years,” Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Leonardo, instructed CNBC’s “Squawk Field Europe” on Friday.
“With this in thoughts, synthetic intelligence is a device. It’s an algorithm made by people, that’s run by computer systems made by people, that controls machines made by people. I’m extra afraid, extra nervous [about] nationwide stupidity than synthetic intelligence to be sincere,” he added.
“I’ve a scientific background, so I positively contemplate expertise as impartial. The issue is the person, not the expertise itself.”
AI advocates say the expertise will be harnessed to profit humanity in a number of methods, together with fast-tracking affected person diagnoses, serving to to mannequin local weather change and preventing cyberattacks.
Nonetheless, the Worldwide Financial Fund mentioned in a report revealed Jan. 14 that just about 40% of jobs worldwide could possibly be affected by the rise of AI.
The Washington, D.C.-based establishment additionally warned that the potential impression of the expertise on the worldwide labor market is prone to worsen general inequality most often.
Cingolani mentioned that protection firms equivalent to Leonardo should make a “large effort” to introduce a “huge digitalization” of their platforms, together with offering autonomous methods and companies which are AI-powered.
“It’s a full change of paradigm. It’s actually a special technological strategy to protection and safety. It’s a large expertise problem,” he added.
Shares of Leonardo rose greater than 4% round 08:48 a.m. London time on Friday. The Milan-listed inventory is up greater than 37% year-to-date.
