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AI, extinction, nuclear war, pandemics ... That's expert open letter bingo!

, we note. And current-generation models, such as ChatGPT, are not an apocalyptic threat to humanity, Hendrycks told us. The warning this week is about what may come next.

"The types of catastrophic threats this statement refers to are associated with future advanced AI systems," Hendrycks opined. He added that necessary advancements needed to reach the level of"apocalyptic threat" may be as little as two to 10 years away, not several decades."We need to prepare now. However, AI systems that could cause catastrophic outcomes do not need to be AGIs," he said.

AI could also be trained to pursue its goals without regard for individual or societal values. It could"enfeeble" humans who end up ceding skills and abilities to automated machines, causing a power imbalance between AI's controllers and those displaced by automation, or be used to spread disinformation, intentionally or.

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