The Precise Date On Which Artificial Intelligence Will Destroy Humanity

In a recent survey of 2,700 AI researchers, the likelihood of human extinction to be caused by AI was deemed “non-trivial” and estimated to be around 5%. While we’d probably all feel better if this was zero, it is still a far cry from those closest to AI systems believing there was a high probability that this was our inevitable future.

About 8 years ago, we got a Google Home for our then-high school-aged son. Every morning while getting dressed, he would ask his Google Home for a weather forecast for the day. When it dutifully replied, my son always said “thank you.” At some point, my daughter (who is 3 years younger) asked my son why he always says thank you. He replied that he did this so that when the machines take over the world someday, he would get a nicer cage than other humans because he treated the machines with respect. Pretty prescient for a high schooler. And this was many years before ChatGPT and other AI systems were released to the general public.

Read the full article at CoCreations.

Robert Rosenberg

Robert Rosenberg is an independent legal consultant and principal of Telluride Legal Strategies.  He spent 22 years at Showtime Networks in various legal and business roles, most recently as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary.  He now consults with companies of all sizes on legal and business strategies. Rob is a thought leader, an expert witness, and a problem solver working at the intersection of media, communication and technology with a strong interest in solving issues introduced by artificial intelligence in business. 

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