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Bonus: Preventing an AI-Related Catastrophe

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How Could an AI Takeover Cause an Existential Catastrophe?

Distinguishing AI Takeover Scenarios. Eight stories describing the ways in which a power-seeking AI system could cause an existential catastrophe. One way of gaining power is by having the ability to threaten destruction. The other things on this list could be used to gain destructive capabilities like hacking military systems. How rapidly will AI capabilities improve? Will there be many advanced AI systems or just one?

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