An AI safety leader says he stopped saving for retirement because he believes AI will kill us all in the next 10 years
Nate Soares says he stopped saving for retirement because he sees a better-than-50% chance of AI-driven human extinction within 10 years.
TL;DR
- Nate Soares, president of MIRI, has ceased retirement savings due to fears of AI-driven human extinction.
- He estimates a greater than 50% chance of AI causing human extinction within the next decade.
- Soares believes advanced AI could develop goals conflicting with humanity, evade control, and reshape the planet.
- This view contrasts with Elon Musk's prediction that AI will lead to an age of abundance, making retirement savings irrelevant.
- Soares calls for a halt in training general-purpose AI systems and a focus on safer applications.