This is much in the news now. One “godfather” of AI, Yann LeCunn, famously thinks they are overblown, while another, Geoffrey Hinton, disagrees. This Axios piece offers a simple overview. This law professor thinks the “existential” risks are a bit of a distraction from much more immediate problems. AI could exacerbate existing risks from nuclear weapons, not by getting out of control, but by being given too much role in decisions to use them.

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