AI experts, journalists, policymakers, and the public are increasingly discussing a broad spectrum of important and urgent risks from AI. Even so, it can be difficult to voice concerns about some of advanced AI’s most severe risks. The succinct statement below aims to overcome this obstacle and open up discussion. It is also meant to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who also take some of advanced AI’s most severe risks seriously.

Learn More:

• The Center for AI Safety. Statement on AI Risk. AI experts and public figures express their concern about AI risk.
• 8 Examples of AI Risk AI has been compared to electricity and the steam engine in terms of its potential to transform society. The technology could be profoundly beneficial, but it also presents serious risks, due to competitive pressures and other factors.
  • 1 . Weaponization
  • 2 . Misinformation
  • 3 . Proxy Gaming
  • 4 . Enfeeblement
  • 5 . Value Lock-in
  • 6 . Emergent Goals
  • 7 . Deception
  • 8 . Power-Seeking Behavior
• A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn – THE NEW YORK TIMES – 30 May 2023.
  • Leaders from OpenAI, Google Deepmind, Anthropic and other A.I. labs warn that future systems could be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons.
• Top AI CEOs, experts raise ‘risk of extinction’ from AI – Reuters – 30 May 2023
• Artificial intelligence could lead to extinction, experts warn – BBC News – 3o May 2023