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AI extinction risk estimated at 0% by Mastodon user

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The odds of artificial intelligence causing an extinction-level event are extremely low, estimated at 0% or at most 0.5%. This perspective contrasts with widespread fears, suggesting that such scenarios are often fabricated to exploit public anxieties rather than being based on factual understanding of technology. The author criticizes the creation of implausible odds, likening it to the blind leading the blind. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece on AI risk from a social media platform, not a primary source or significant industry analysis.

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AI extinction risk estimated at 0% by Mastodon user

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We know the odds of most extinction level events based on facts and models. Asteroids, super-volcano eruption, environmental collapse.. we generally know what c

    We know the odds of most extinction level events based on facts and models. Asteroids, super-volcano eruption, environmental collapse.. we generally know what could happen, how, why and what the odds are. What are the odds # AI will end us? I'd say 0%. 0.5% would be high. People …

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