AI industry workers express skepticism about existential risk warnings
Multiple employees at leading AI companies doubt predictions that the technology could pose catastrophic threats to humanity.
In interviews and text exchanges with BBC News, several workers at major AI firms said they are unconvinced by warnings from some researchers and executives that artificial intelligence could pose an existential risk to humanity. The skepticism spans technical staff and other employees across the sector.
The comments reflect internal divisions within the AI industry over how seriously to treat concerns about advanced systems potentially causing mass harm or becoming uncontrollable.
Sources
- Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone — BBC News — World
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