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AI Pause Button: Ethereum’s Buterin Calls for Ability to Reduce Global Computing by 99%

In a recent blog post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed reducing available computing power by up to 99% over the next few years to give humanity a few years to prepare for the singularity.

This could be achieved with the help of location verification and device registration.

In addition, Buterin proposed equipping industrial devices with a chip that requires a license in order for the device to remain operational.

% In a key metric, this would help slow down the progress of AI if there are some signs that superintelligent AI is approaching. He claims that simply being able to significantly reduce global computing power if necessary would not negatively impact developers. This could determine whether superintelligent AI ends up winning or losing against humanity, according to Buterin. Buterin recently proposed addressing some specific threats posed by artificial general intelligence (AGI) such as taking control of physical infrastructure or manipulating humans with misinformation, according to U.Today. This comes amid growing speculation about the possibility of achieving the singularity in the near future.