INTERVIEW WITH LEX COORS
today – the creation of AI systems that possess human-level cognition .
However , with WAI , Coors ’ proposition is to leapfrog the sixth wave entirely . “ Let ’ s skip that sixth wave , let ’ s go straight to the seventh wave ,” he argues , in a strategic move designed to mitigate the risks associated with AGI while still harnessing the immense potential of advanced AI systems .
“ Listening to Lichtman ’ s work , I thought , ‘ Okay . We can do something here and basically skip the sixth wave and basically bypass this stage to mitigate the risks and focus efforts on advancing the seventh waves , which prioritise safe and beneficial AI systems capable of humanlevel cognition ,’” he adds .
“ I think that ’ s really important . Otherwise , I believe that if the sixth wave were to become reality we might be in danger because it ’ ll be more intelligent , it will understand where we want to go before we even think about it ourselves .”
The role of data centres in the AI revolution As the Chief Data Centre Technology and Engineering Officer at Digital Realty , the world ’ s largest co-location and skill provider , Coors is uniquely positioned to understand the infrastructure requirements of this AI revolution .
“ We ’ re building the digital society and the digital economy ,” Coors
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