AI experts warn technology poses ‘risk of extinction’

At least 350 business leaders and public figures sounded the alarm over the serious potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence in a statement released by the Center for AI Safety.
1:33 | 05/31/23

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STILL. >> JON KARL, THANKS. >> JON KARL, THANKS. REBECCA? REBECCA? >>> WE TURN TO THE URGENT NEW >>> WE TURN TO THE URGENT NEW WARNING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL WARNING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE. TOP EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES IN TOP EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES IN THE FIELD SAY IT POSES, QUOTE, THE FIELD SAY IT POSES, QUOTE, THE RISK OF EXTINCTION, THE RISK OF EXTINCTION, COMPARING IT TO PANDEMICSND COMPARING IT TO PANDEMICSND NUCLEAR WAR. NUCLEAR WAR. TREVOR AULT IS HERE WITH MORE. TREVOR AULT IS HERE WITH MORE. TREVOR, WE'VE HEARD WARNINGS TREVOR, WE'VE HEARD WARNINGS BEFORE. BEFORE. THIS JUST TAKES IT TO A WHOLE THIS JUST TAKES IT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. NEW LEVEL. >> EXTINCTION IS NOT A WORD THEY >> EXTINCTION IS NOT A WORD THEY THROW AROUND. THROW AROUND. THIS IS ALL FROM PEOPLE FROM TOP THIS IS ALL FROM PEOPLE FROM TOP AI COMPANIES. AI COMPANIES. IT'S JUSTED ONE SENTENCE BUT IT IT'S JUSTED ONE SENTENCE BUT IT GOES FAR BEYOND SAYING AI COULD GOES FAR BEYOND SAYING AI COULD BE DANGEROUS. BE DANGEROUS. SAYS MITIGATING THE RISK OF SAYS MITIGATING THE RISK OF EUBGS STEUPB SHUN FROM AI SHOULD EUBGS STEUPB SHUN FROM AI SHOULD BE A GLOBAL PRIORITY ALONGSIDE BE A GLOBAL PRIORITY ALONGSIDE OTHER SOETAL RISKS SUCH AS OTHER SOETAL RISKS SUCH AS PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. THIS COMES FROM THE CENTER FOR THIS COMES FROM THE CENTER FOR AI SAFETY WHICH WARNED AS AI SAFETY WHICH WARNED AS SEVERAL WORST CASE SCENARIOS. SEVERAL WORST CASE SCENARIOS. THEY EVEN WARN OF A FUTURE WHERE THEY EVEN WARN OF A FUTURE WHERE HUMANS DEPEND ON AI, WE CAN CARE HUMANS DEPEND ON AI, WE CAN CARE FOR OURSELVES. FOR OURSELVES. SIMILAR TO THE FILM WALL E. SIMILAR TO THE FILM WALL E. THEY THINK THAT'S A REAL THREAT. THEY THINK THAT'S A REAL THREAT. CRITICS SAY AI IS UNDER CRITICS SAY AI IS UNDER DEVELOPED TO POSE THIS KIND OF DEVELOPED TO POSE THIS KIND OF THREAT. THREAT. OTHERS BELIEVE THESE OTHERS BELIEVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CALLING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CALLING FOR REGULATION, THEY MAY ONLY FOR REGULATION, THEY MAY ONLY WANT REGULATION THAT FAVORS WANT REGULATION THAT FAVORS THEIR OWN COMPANY. THEIR OWN COMPANY. BUT MOST AGREE THIS IS A VERY BUT MOST AGREE THIS IS A VERY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS SLOPE IF SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS SLOPE IF EVERYTHING DEVELOPS ON CHECK. EVERYTHING DEVELOPS ON CHECK. G-7 LEADERS CREATED A WORKING G-7 LEADERS CREATED A WORKING GROUP ON AI TO CONSIDER HOW IT GROUP ON AI TO CONSIDER HOW IT SHOULD BE HANDLED. SHOULD BE HANDLED. >> THEY HAVE TO BE TAKING THIS >> THEY HAVE TO BE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. SERIOUSLY. IT IS MIND BENDING WHAT THE IT IS MIND BENDING WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY CAN ALREADY DO AND

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