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Top AI Researchers Warn of Existential Risk from Future AI Systems

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A significant portion of leading AI researchers believe there's a substantial risk of human extinction or severe disempowerment due to future artificial intelligence systems. A survey of over 700 academics and researchers from top AI companies revealed that half of them assigned a 10% or greater chance of such an outcome. This sentiment was highlighted in an opinion piece in the New York Times, drawing parallels to safety concerns in other high-risk fields like aviation. AI

IMPACT Highlights significant concerns among AI researchers regarding existential risks, potentially influencing public discourse and policy debates.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by prominent figures discussing AI risk.

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Top AI Researchers Warn of Existential Risk from Future AI Systems

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ GossiTheDog in an opinion piece in # nyt by Yuval Harari and others: "In 2022, over 700 top academics and researchers behind the leading artificial intelligen

    @ GossiTheDog in an opinion piece in # nyt by Yuval Harari and others: "In 2022, over 700 top academics and researchers behind the leading artificial intelligence companies were asked in a survey about future A.I. risk. Half of those surveyed stated that there was a 10 percent or…

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