Update: AI isn’t going to end humanity ... right? – podcast

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The available account reports that a series of figures in the tech world have been warning about – and even resigning over – the existential threat posed by AI. The report also notes that How worried should we be? With technology editor Robert Booth Ten per cent. That’s the risk, more or less, claimed a high-profile AI developer last week, that the technology wipes humanity out in the next decade. And he was not alone – over the last few months there has been a string of warnings, resignations and even stories of AI companies losing control of their bots.

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