The movie criminal always leaves a business card at the crime scene – a mystery object that hints at new atrocities. Altman, Zuckerberg, Johansson and the top of the European Union received six-fingered gloves in the mail, symbolizing the future horrors that would follow the uncontrolled introduction of artificial intelligence. This PR campaign was organized by the Finnish startup Saidot, which has ideas on how to prevent the inevitable.
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Six fingers on the hands have become a kind of calling card of images generated by AI algorithms. Today this bug is gone or almost a thing of the past. There will be new absurdities, but they will also be corrected – it’s all a matter of technology and developing the base. The trouble is that many things are difficult to predict, and the field of AI is developing so quickly that there is not enough time not only to make a forecast, but even to analyze the simplest situations. The iron is struck while it’s hot. The Finns simply reminded us of this beautifully.
«Artificial intelligence is developing so quickly that no one can fully foresee its consequences and emerging risks, warned Veera Siivonen, CTO and co-founder of the company. “That’s why we want to share both the steps that have been taken to make AI safer and some steps that should be taken.”
Sam Altman from OpenAI was sent gloves with a demand to bring artificial intelligence into line with universal human values. But the Finns also praised him for being careful about holding back the release of ever more powerful versions of large language models.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, also received a creepy package. Saidot explained that the gloves sent to the EU leader symbolize the need for effective regulation of the AI industry.
Another set was delivered to Scarlett Johansson. In May 2024, the actress made headlines after OpenAI launched a chatbot with “her” voice. The actress’s gloves are a reminder of digital personal rights.
The fourth pair was sent to Mark Zuckerberg. The Finns praised the head of Meta✴ for supporting open source models, but warned that training data must be from reliable sources.
CEOs of Hugging Face and Klarna also received a six-fingered reminder. It also went to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, EU Technical Commissioner Henna Virkkunen and artificial intelligence expert Rishi Bommasani. All of them were advised by Saidot to be wary of biased results, copyright violations and false information.
Among other things, the Finns transparently hinted that they have their own platform for managing AI. Those who refuse the offer will have to face the consequences.
Note, like in any good detective story, the evidence at the scene of a movie crime should confuse the viewer and the main characters. But AI is not a villain. Those who unconditionally trust this so-called artificial intelligence are acting short-sighted. It’s like trusting a search engine in your browser. It’s his job to offer, but the user will analyze the answers, relying on his own knowledge or the opinions of living experts.