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Eliezer Yudkowsky on the Dangers of AI

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The Probability of AI Destroying Humanity

Scott Erickson, a computer scientist at the University of Texas, said that AI could lead to humans' extinction. John Defterios: "I come down in favor right now of proceeding with AI research with extreme caution" He says 2% is too low for an outcome that's rather devastating. defterios: The core lethality here is that you have to get something right on the first try or it kills you.

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