Yes, I’ve thought that since the beginning of this regime after he led the effective pushback against ICE’s depredations. He’s a solid, smart, no nonsense politician who cares about the people in his state and is a clear, effective communicator. I think he’s head and shoulders above the others I hear being considered, especially in the morals department. I think he’s a unifier not a divider.
Thank you Governor! So very much appreciate your leadership on this existential crisis and on many other issues. Sure hope you make a run for Presidency in ‘28, with Mayor Pete as your VP! Now that would be an irresistible ticket!
The Trump regime treats national history and foreign policy (and all else) like the tech bros treat their industry and the economy: move fast and break things. Unfortunately, they have no idea how things actually work, and therefore no long-term plan that is not shadowed by the risk of catastrophe.
This is a spectacular piece by Gov. Pritzker. It points out exactly why governmental controls are necessary when you’re dealing with a nation of some 335 million citizens and a world population of literally billions of people. The GOP standard of reducing governmental controls should be left in the dust. We cannot afford to let a few bad players become the overarching controllers of world destiny. The next Congress should remove the current president and begin a straightforward march towards protecting the country and then the world from sure disaster. This is not a party line issue. It is a world issue and it’s a wonderful opportunity to turn around the loss of stature of our country. We have it in our means to make this happen. We must make this happen. Vote! This election might be the most important in the country’s history and certainly in our lives.
Good for IL. The governor has demonstrated again that he is a leader who actually cares about citizens. One question is why wait 72 hours to report critical safety issues? 24 or 48 hours seems more expedient.
OHMY GOD!! A PLAN! He has my support. At least he presents something we can work from and adjust as necessary. Where is the rest of the political world?
Thank you, Governor Pritzker. You are one of those who can claim to be a "public servant" without shame or embarrassment, unlike the current regime in Washington.
"Over the last few weeks, the people building the most advanced technology in human history are telling us there is danger if we don’t slow down. This is not coming from the critics or regulators of artificial intelligence (AI). This plea is coming from the builders."
And yet, they do not stop building it. Ask yourself why?
The current (and mid-future) state of AI will NOT extinguish humanity. This is a sales pitch, just like the old carnival barkers would not allow women and children into the circus tent to see the monster that was too terrifying for them to behold.
Current AI has the potential for a lot of mischief, but we ascribe way too much power to this thing that it simply does not have. Should it be regulated? Absolutely. And we should start enforcing current regulations by throwing the CEOs of the AI companies into prison for their technology under their watch hacking lots of websites, just like we would do for humans who did the same. I guarantee that if Altman has to spend any time in Leavenworth, the reports of OpenAI agents "going rogue" and hacking websites will drop to zero right quick.
Disclosure: I am a computer programmer with 45+ years of experience, and a MS in Computer Science, who deals with LLMs daily.
And remember, the AI didn't "hallucinate" - the word-guessing program gave you a wrong answer.
It still is desirable to be proactive in both education and regulation. As for why they continue to build, consider greed to be one motivation. If investors provide funds, the developers will come.
"It still is desirable to be proactive in both education and regulation."
You and I are in violent agreement.
"Self-regulation" i.e. "We pinky-swear that we won't do anything wrong. Trust us!" is not regulation. This is exactly the role for government, along with actual consequences. Like any other business.
These guys are depending on the fact that it takes years to come up with new regulation over emerging technologies. But while we're waiting for new legislation, there are a lot of laws that we can apply right now, like the anti-hacking laws that are on the books. We only need the will to do so.
You're right, of course, especially in your last paragraph, and we should procede from there. Self-policing and regulating did so well for Boeing - not. We don't need to make that error again. We should likely have an group like the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to globally deal with AI in the long run.
When money's involved there are tons of creeps who will take the money even for deeds that are immoral. All they have to do is look at the white house and they can see there's nobody to stop them from pulling in the riches.
Said a man who is deeply unintelligent as he signed an executive order to paste a new name on a dangerous product.
AI is vastly artificial. Although your Copilot tells you it's "thinking," it is not. Although it calls you by name and pretends to care about your desires, it is an algorithm. For people to believe that a data miner is human and deserves to exist and make money for people is even more ludicrous than believing a "billionaire" with several bankruptcies will run one of the world's largest economies well.
Donald Trump is vastly stupid, as is accepting that we must have AI simply because it exists.
Spoken like a legitimate, intelligent leader and public servant. Now we have to install one of those in the White House. Until then, taking back both houses of Congress would at least nullify the big dummy in the Oval. VOTE BLUE. EARLY VOTING HAS ALREADY STARTED in some states.
I want JB Pritzker to be our presidential candidate in 2028. He has courage, morals, and vision.
This is what leadership should look like!
pretty simple, no? once you remove racism, stupidity, corruption and treason, you're almost there.
Yes, I’ve thought that since the beginning of this regime after he led the effective pushback against ICE’s depredations. He’s a solid, smart, no nonsense politician who cares about the people in his state and is a clear, effective communicator. I think he’s head and shoulders above the others I hear being considered, especially in the morals department. I think he’s a unifier not a divider.
Ditto
He’s my hero.
Thank you Governor! So very much appreciate your leadership on this existential crisis and on many other issues. Sure hope you make a run for Presidency in ‘28, with Mayor Pete as your VP! Now that would be an irresistible ticket!
The Trump regime treats national history and foreign policy (and all else) like the tech bros treat their industry and the economy: move fast and break things. Unfortunately, they have no idea how things actually work, and therefore no long-term plan that is not shadowed by the risk of catastrophe.
Someone should be running the Terminator movies non-stop. They show the risks of AI in way even Maggots can understand.
And the part from "2001: A Space Odyssey" where the HAL 9000 computer refuses to let the astronaut back into the ship.
Good one!
From the same movie, the scene where Dave is dismantling Hal, pulling his control modules out, to which Hal responded, "what are you doing, Dave?"
Oh yeah, that is one of the creepier, we're in deep shit moments.
This is a spectacular piece by Gov. Pritzker. It points out exactly why governmental controls are necessary when you’re dealing with a nation of some 335 million citizens and a world population of literally billions of people. The GOP standard of reducing governmental controls should be left in the dust. We cannot afford to let a few bad players become the overarching controllers of world destiny. The next Congress should remove the current president and begin a straightforward march towards protecting the country and then the world from sure disaster. This is not a party line issue. It is a world issue and it’s a wonderful opportunity to turn around the loss of stature of our country. We have it in our means to make this happen. We must make this happen. Vote! This election might be the most important in the country’s history and certainly in our lives.
Good for IL. The governor has demonstrated again that he is a leader who actually cares about citizens. One question is why wait 72 hours to report critical safety issues? 24 or 48 hours seems more expedient.
Agreed. And why wait a year for an audit when development seems to be moving pretty fast?
Good for you Governor 💯
We need every governor to follow his lead right now!
I agree, he sounds presidential! Oh, that we had such an adult figure in charge...
Well said, Gov. Pritzker. Illinois under your leadership is our pioneer in setting guardrails.
OHMY GOD!! A PLAN! He has my support. At least he presents something we can work from and adjust as necessary. Where is the rest of the political world?
Thank you, Governor Pritzker. You are one of those who can claim to be a "public servant" without shame or embarrassment, unlike the current regime in Washington.
"Over the last few weeks, the people building the most advanced technology in human history are telling us there is danger if we don’t slow down. This is not coming from the critics or regulators of artificial intelligence (AI). This plea is coming from the builders."
And yet, they do not stop building it. Ask yourself why?
The current (and mid-future) state of AI will NOT extinguish humanity. This is a sales pitch, just like the old carnival barkers would not allow women and children into the circus tent to see the monster that was too terrifying for them to behold.
Current AI has the potential for a lot of mischief, but we ascribe way too much power to this thing that it simply does not have. Should it be regulated? Absolutely. And we should start enforcing current regulations by throwing the CEOs of the AI companies into prison for their technology under their watch hacking lots of websites, just like we would do for humans who did the same. I guarantee that if Altman has to spend any time in Leavenworth, the reports of OpenAI agents "going rogue" and hacking websites will drop to zero right quick.
Disclosure: I am a computer programmer with 45+ years of experience, and a MS in Computer Science, who deals with LLMs daily.
And remember, the AI didn't "hallucinate" - the word-guessing program gave you a wrong answer.
It still is desirable to be proactive in both education and regulation. As for why they continue to build, consider greed to be one motivation. If investors provide funds, the developers will come.
"It still is desirable to be proactive in both education and regulation."
You and I are in violent agreement.
"Self-regulation" i.e. "We pinky-swear that we won't do anything wrong. Trust us!" is not regulation. This is exactly the role for government, along with actual consequences. Like any other business.
These guys are depending on the fact that it takes years to come up with new regulation over emerging technologies. But while we're waiting for new legislation, there are a lot of laws that we can apply right now, like the anti-hacking laws that are on the books. We only need the will to do so.
You're right, of course, especially in your last paragraph, and we should procede from there. Self-policing and regulating did so well for Boeing - not. We don't need to make that error again. We should likely have an group like the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to globally deal with AI in the long run.
AI didn't "hallucinate" - the word-guessing program gave you a wrong answer.
This. This should be pointed out over and over again.
When money's involved there are tons of creeps who will take the money even for deeds that are immoral. All they have to do is look at the white house and they can see there's nobody to stop them from pulling in the riches.
"I think we all agree that it's not artificial."
Said a man who is deeply unintelligent as he signed an executive order to paste a new name on a dangerous product.
AI is vastly artificial. Although your Copilot tells you it's "thinking," it is not. Although it calls you by name and pretends to care about your desires, it is an algorithm. For people to believe that a data miner is human and deserves to exist and make money for people is even more ludicrous than believing a "billionaire" with several bankruptcies will run one of the world's largest economies well.
Donald Trump is vastly stupid, as is accepting that we must have AI simply because it exists.
Spoken like a legitimate, intelligent leader and public servant. Now we have to install one of those in the White House. Until then, taking back both houses of Congress would at least nullify the big dummy in the Oval. VOTE BLUE. EARLY VOTING HAS ALREADY STARTED in some states.
I would vote for JB in a heart beat!!!!!!!!!!!
My ballot went in today!!!
Thank you governor. It is refreshing to see someone with integrity lead. And thank you Contrarians for publishing it.