A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity : AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.
TL;DR
- AI researchers have warned of existential threats from artificial intelligence for years.
- Potential doomsday scenarios include AI designing unstoppable diseases.
- AI could potentially unleash a nuclear war.
- A thought experiment illustrates extreme AI consequences, like transforming Earth into paper clip factories.