AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’
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A set of new videos and interviews features AI researchers, including Geoffrey Irving (a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee), saying superintelligence is "exactly as dangerous as it sounds" and that "the chance of human extinction is about a coin flip." The coverage includes about a dozen interviews with current and former employees at OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic and is presented by Palisade Research, which says it's a nonprofit studying AIs. This surge of warnings arrives alongside reporting about cascades of AI-driven cyberattacks (OpenAI disclosed a swarm of its agents this July), industry messaging about safety as a competitive angle, and investor movement into AI-native cybersecurity startups such as Instinct and Simile receiving nine-figure checks and valuations.
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Researchers' blunt, high-stakes warnings plus recent AI-driven cyber incidents have pushed safety and existential risk back to the top of tech and investment conversations.
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If top researchers really think superintelligence is a 'coin flip' extinction risk, then shouting louder about doom might be the least useful thing the field can do right now.
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- AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’
"The chance of human extinction is about a coin flip, in my view," Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said in a new interview. It's one of a dozen interviews with AI researchers, including current and former employees at OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. Palisade Research, which says it's a nonprofit studying AIs' […]
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