Microsoft Economist Warns Bad Actors Will Use AI to Cause Damage
- Danger of election interference cited by Michael Schwarz
- He sees ‘clearly’ a need to regulate Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz.
“I am confident AI will be used by bad actors, and yes it will cause real damage,” Schwarz said during a World Economic Forum panel in Geneva on Wednesday. “It can do a lot damage in the hands of spammers with elections and so on.”