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Bonus: Preventing an AI-Related Catastrophe

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Advanced AI Systems Could Pose a Threat to Humanity

AI systems could pose risks by seeking and gaining power. There's something like a 10% chance of an existential catastrophe resulting from power-seeking AI systems this century, says John Defterios. We are particularly concerned about AI systems that might be better than humans at one or more tasks that grant people significant power when carried out well in today's world.

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