
European Union lawmakers have called on world leaders to hold a summit to find ways to control the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT, saying these systems are developing faster than expected.
Twelve European lawmakers - who work on EU technology-related legislation - have called on US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convene a meeting, stressing that artificial intelligence must more responsible life.
The announcement comes weeks after Twitter owner Elon Musk and more than 1,000 tech figures called for a six-month hiatus from developing systems more powerful than the OpenAI-backed, Microsoft-backed system ChatGPT, which mimics humans and creates text and images based on requests.
The open letter, which was published in March, warned that artificial intelligence could spread misinformation on an unprecedented scale and that machines could "outnumber and replace" humans if left unchecked.
However, European lawmakers said they do not fully agree with this open letter from technology industry representatives
"However, we agree with the main message of the paper: the rapid evolution of powerful artificial intelligence. We see that there is a need for political action", they added.
The letter called on democratic and "non-democratic" states to reflect on possible governance systems and exercise restraint in their desire for powerful artificial intelligence.
Von der Leyen's spokespeople did not immediately respond to this comment.
Last week, China's cyber regulator unveiled measures to manage artificial intelligence services, saying it wants companies to submit their assessments to authorities before launching their offerings to the public.
The administration of the US president, Joe Biden, has also asked the public for their opinion on possible measures against artificial intelligence systems, as questions have increased regarding the impact that artificial intelligence can have on national security and education in the US.
Almost two years ago, the European Commission had proposed some rules for artificial intelligence, according to which, artificial intelligence technology would have to be classified based on the level of risk./REL