But other experts respond with shoulder shrugs.
“AI, as we know it today, doesn’t pose an existential risk.
We have yet to create anything approaching the sentience of even a dog, let alone human-level intelligence.”
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“Mitigating the risk of extinction from A.I.
The statement was released as governments worldwide areconsidering regulations for AI.
But Masood is among those who say that the risks from AI are overblown.
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The existential threats we face are tied to our physical survivalclimate change, extreme poverty, and war.
He pointed to cases of algorithmic bias leading to unfair treatment or AI technologies being leveraged for disinformation campaigns.
“But these risks, while important, are not existential,” he said.
Many experts argue that AI’s potential risks outweigh the benefits they can offer.
For example, AI is used in healthcare to develop vaccines and improve diagnoses.
