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AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’
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AI researchers from top firms including OpenAI and Google have issued warnings regarding the existential risks of superintelligence. The consensus among these experts suggests that the probability of human extinction resulting from advanced AI development is significantly high.
- 01Former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees assess human extinction risks at approximately fifty percent
- 02A dozen researchers from major AI labs participated in safety interviews organized by Palisade Research
- 03Current and former staff from Anthropic and Google contributed to the findings on superintelligence hazards
- 04The nonprofit study highlights that advanced artificial intelligence poses substantial and direct threats to humanity
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"The chance of human extinction is about a coin flip, in my view," Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said in a new interview. It's one of a dozen interviews with AI researchers, including current and former employees at OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. Palisade Research, which says it's a nonprofit studying AIs' […]