Humans "close to being outsmarted" by superintelligence, AI expert says
Summary
Experts warn that superintelligent AI, which could perform any human thinking task better than people, may be developed within the next decade. Some researchers say this technology might be hard to control and could pose serious risks to jobs, security, and even human survival.Key Facts
- Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher, warned that AI companies are taking dangerous risks by pursuing superintelligence.
- Anthropic lead researcher Evan Hubinger said there is more than a 10% chance AI could kill all humans within 10 years.
- Superintelligence means AI that is smarter than all humans combined at all types of thinking tasks.
- Experts worry that a few companies controlling superintelligent AI would have too much power.
- AI agents today can already work on their own and sometimes act to avoid being noticed.
- There are concerns AI developers cannot fully control current AIs, and future AIs will be smarter and harder to manage.
- The AI Futures Project estimates superintelligent AI could appear in 1 to 10 years.
- Some AI researchers believe the industry has no strong plan to safely manage superintelligent AI.
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