How, Exactly, Could A.I. Destroy Humanity?
Joshua Rothman, a staff writer for The New Yorker, discusses the growing concern within the AI industry about the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence. While his personal "P-Doom"—the probability that AI could lead to human extinction—is around 10%, he emphasizes that the da
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