Existential Risk from AI
Existential risk from AI is the possibility that advanced AI could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential.
What is Existential Risk from AI?
In 2023 hundreds of AI scientists and executives signed a statement that mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war. Others regard such risks as speculative.
How it works
Proposed pathways include misaligned superintelligence, AI-enabled weapons and gradual loss of human control.
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