Nearly one in five AI researchers already expected an extinction scenario from AI back in 2024

A survey of more than 1,500 leading AI researchers put the average estimated probability of an AI extinction scenario at 18 percent in 2024, according to The Decoder. The debate drew comments from Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, OpenAI researcher Daniel Selsam, who warned of a "ticking time bomb," and a former DeepMind researcher who said AI could kill us all. The Decoder reported the number keeps climbing.

Nearly one in five AI researchers already expected an extinction scenario from AI back in 2024 The Decoder https://the-decoder.com Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon sparked an intense debate about existential AI risks with a single tweet. OpenAI https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai researcher Daniel Selsam warns of a "ticking time bomb," and a former Deepmind https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind researcher says AI could kill us all. In a survey of more than 1,500 leading AI researchers, the average estimated probability of an extinction scenario was 18 percent. That was in 2024. The number keeps climbing. The article Nearly one in five AI researchers already expected an extinction scenario from AI back in 2024 https://the-decoder.com/nearly-one-in-five-ai-researchers-already-expected-an-extinction-scenario-from-ai-back-in-2024/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com . Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. Key Terms Explained Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei. Decoder https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/decoder The part of a neural network that generates output from an internal representation. DeepMind https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind A leading AI research lab, now part of Google. OpenAI https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai The AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper.