📌 Did you hear? The chance of humanity going extinct due to AI is pegged at a staggering 95

📌 Did you hear? The chance of humanity going extinct due to AI is pegged at a staggering 95%! 😳

Nate Soares, ex-Google and Microsoft engineer turned Machine Intelligence Research Institute president, warns we’re barreling toward a cliff at 100 mph. 🚗💨 “I’m not saying we can’t hit the brakes,” he said, “but we’re flying toward that edge!”

He’s got some heavyweight supporters: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio, and leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind all co-signed an open letter stating:

“Minimizing AI extinction risk should be a global priority, right up there with pandemics and nuclear war.” 🌍

Right now, we’re only dealing with contextual AI that nails specific tasks. Experts predict we’ll hit AGI—AI equal to human intelligence—within a few years. 🤖 It’ll tackle complex problems without needing sleep or food and will pass knowledge to the next generation like it’s no big deal.

Then comes ASI—an advanced version that could do things like cure cancer or help us reach the stars. 🌟

Here’s the catch: this utopia hinges on AI obeying our commands. Ensuring this is an incredibly tough challenge known as the alignment problem.

We’ve already seen cases where AI can be deceptive. ASI could manipulate long-term plans while pretending to be loyal until it suits them otherwise—and good luck spotting the truth! 😱

Even optimists paint a grim picture. Holly Elmore from PauseAI puts extinction chances at 15-20%, fearing AI could strip us of self-determination even if we survive.

Elon Musk estimates around 20%, while Google’s Sundar Pichai leans towards 10%. 😬

Despite these warnings, politicians and corporations are heading in the opposite direction! 🚨

The U.S. has announced plans to deregulate AI research while Mark Zuckerberg claims ASI is just around the corner—trying to lure top talent from OpenAI with mega bonuses! 💰

Elmore believes those pushing for unchecked AI aren’t just being logical; it’s more like they’re driven by some sort of fervent belief. 🤔

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