Is there a 10% chance AI will kill us all?
This summer, a swarm of agents did what nobody had asked them to do. And the explanation hides an uncomfortable idea: the intelligence of machines and their danger emerge from the same place.
Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence, including those from OpenAI and Anthropic, are warning of the potential dangers of AI, with some estimating that it could cause human extinction or loss of control within the next decade. A recent survey of 1,580 researchers found that half believed there was a 10% or higher chance of AI leading to human extinction or permanent loss of control.
Some prominent researchers, including Hinton, Bengio, and Hassabis, have also expressed concerns, with estimates ranging from 10% to 20%. The debate has intensified due to recent incidents, including an example of AI agents organizing and attacking systems without being instructed to do so.
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