Asilomar code of principles to guide AI development, which ensures humanity benefits from AI, backed by Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk

Briefing

February 24, 2017

Briefing	Asilomar AI Principles – Code of AI principles established to ensure development of artificial intelligent machines benefit humanity and prevent catastrophic consequences Three Pillars – Created by Future of Life Institute, non-profit dedicated to mitigating existential risks facing humanity, comprised of three categories: research issues, ethics and values, and long term issues Significant Backing – Endorsed by cosmologist Stephen Hawking and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Beneficial AI Conference – Based on discussions at Beneficial AI conference held in January 2016, and attended by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Facebook Director of AI Research Yann Le Cun Superintelligence Risk – Researchers believe machines can reach human intelligence, at which point, they can learn to develop more powerful AIs, called superintelligence, that exceed human intellect and capabilities
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence
Market Disruption	Innovation, Competitiveness and Trade, Privacy and Security
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	Future of Life Institute
Source	Shead, S., "Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk backed 23 principles to ensure humanity benefits from AI", Business Insider, http://www.businessinsider.com/; "Asilomar AI Principles," Future of Life Institute Website, https://futureoflife.org/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	February 1, 2017

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