https://preview.redd.it/qxeq1d8f7m3h1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=b06f128bdef5c42247fd52b260410aa1311504ee So apparently the FBI and DHS just officially categorized anti-tech sentiment as a domestic extremist threat vector. This is a pretty massive shift in how they’re going to investigate and prioritize threats against the AI industry moving forward. The main reason they’re changing the classification is because of actual physical attacks happening in the real world lately. Back in April, someone literally threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house and then tried to break into their main headquarters right after. On top of that, someone opened fire near a local official’s house in Indianapolis just because they supported building a new data center. Law enforcement is also tracking a growing wave of online manifestos that are explicitly naming and targeting top AI engineers and managers. What this means practically is that federal counterterrorism resources and interagency intel infrastructure are going to be directly involved in securing tech companies, executives, and physical data centers. The analysts are making it a point in their documents to separate legal anti-AI activism from actual violent actions, mostly to avoid violating protesters’ constitutional rights when people gather to oppose data center construction. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/ submitted by /u/andrewaltair
Originally posted by u/andrewaltair on r/ArtificialInteligence