AI Won’t Really Kill Us All, Will It?
The AI doomers are trying to warn us. But there’s plenty to fear that comes before killer robots.
July 13, 2023
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AI Won’t Really Kill Us All, Will It?
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For months, more than a thousand researchers and technology experts involved in creating artificial intelligence have been warning us that they’ve created something that may be dangerous. Something that might eventually lead humanity to become extinct. In this Radio Atlantic episode, The Atlantic’s executive editor, Adrienne LaFrance, and staff writer Charlie Warzel talk about how seriously we should take these warnings, and what else we might consider worrying about.
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