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AI's risks are no reason for panic

“Nobody knows anything,” the screenwriter William Goldman famously said of the movie business. Much the same can be said today for artificial intelligence, a technology that’s moving fast, destination unknown. Unlike movies, though, the bots may one day rise up and exterminate humanity, according to some in the industry. It’s fair to say that people are worried. In just the past few weeks, OpenAI…

The Korea Times reports that while concerns surrounding the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) are understandable given the rapid pace of development, it is important to maintain perspective. Experts, studies, and analyses suggest that the notion of AI rising up to exterminate humanity is not a consensus among the industry. Rather, there is a broader range of opinions and evaluations on the matter.

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