AI experts: Superintelligence can solve climate and hunger, but needs urgent regulation

Experts warn that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could pose existential risks to humanity, yet they believe it also holds the potential to solve major global crises like climate change and world hunger. The debate centers on whether to regulate or ban superintelligent AI. Former Google director and AI expert Petri Kokko says development is accelerating exponentially and urges immediate international regulation before it spirals out of control. Warnings from researchers like Jacob Coxon and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton have created political pressure, with 1,300 developers signing a letter demanding a slowdown. Both Kokko and security expert Benjamin Särkkä oppose banning superintelligence, citing its potential for personalized medicine, fusion energy, and ending famine. They stress humans remain responsible for AI's use, and that individuals must engage in the debate to shape a utopian rather than dystopian future.