Today, on the International Day of Peace, I walked 8 kilometer in Wardha, from Bapu Kuti at Sevagram Ashram to the World Peace Stupa.
I called it a “Walk for a Pause on AI.”
AI is developing very fast. Every day we are seeing new and more powerful AI systems. But I feel we also need to pause and ask an important question:
Are we developing AI fast enough, or are we developing wisdom fast enough to handle it?
Many scientists and researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, have spoken about the potential risks of advanced AI. In AI safety, people sometimes use the term P(doom) to discuss the possibility of extremely serious outcomes from advanced AI.
I am not against AI.
I believe science and technology can do great things for humanity.
But AI should remain a tool for humanity, not become a reason for humanity to lose control of its own future.
Today, during the walk, we also reflected on two other major challenges:
🌱 Our exploitation of nature and other living beings
War and violence in the name of religion, ideology and power are still causing enormous suffering around the world.
For me, these three issues are connected.
When human beings develop technology without responsibility, consume nature without limits, or use identity and ideology to create hatred, we move away from our basic humanity.
That is why I believe Gandhi’s ideas are still important today.
Truth.
Nonviolence.
Simple living.
Respect for nature.
Human dignity.
From Wardha, the land deeply connected with Mahatma Gandhi, my message today is simple:
Before we ask how fast AI can develop, we should pause and ask what kind of future we want AI to help create.
Technology needs wisdom.
Development needs responsibility.
And humanity needs peace.
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