AI takeover risk warning
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OpenAI board member Paul Cristiano warned that if AI develops at its fastest rate, the risk of AI takeover faced by society could reach 50% within six to twelve months. He stated that most people are most likely to die due to AI accidents but admitted that there is no quantitative model to determine the possibility of such a takeover.
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- Ars Technica · AIOpenAI board member warns that AI 'taking over' society could happen within months
Paul Cristiano, a member of the OpenAI board, warned in a speech that goal-oriented AI systems could 'take over' the Earth in the next few months, posing significant risks to humanity. He pointed out that if the pace of AI development continues to accelerate, the risk of AI takeover faced by humans could be as high as 50%, and it could even occur within 6 to 12 months.
- Ars Technica · AIOpenAI board members worry that AI 'taking over' society may be only months away
Paul Cristiano, a board member of the OpenAI Foundation and executive director of the Alignment Research Center, said that most people are most likely to die from AI accidents. He believes that if AI develops at its fastest rate, the risk of society facing AI 'takeover' could reach 50 percent within six to twelve months, even with policy intervention the risk remains extremely high.
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