AISN #9: Statement on Extinction Risks, Competitive Pressures, and When Will AI Reach Human-Level? .

<p><strong>Top Scientists Warn of Extinction Risks from AI</strong></p><p>Last week, hundreds of AI scientists and notable public figures signed a public statement on AI risks written by the Center for AI Safety. The statement reads:</p><p>“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”</p><p>The statement was signed by a broad, diverse coalition. The statement represents a historic coalition of AI experts — along with philosophers, ethicists, legal scholars, economists, physicists, political scientists, pandemic scientists, nuclear scientists, and climate scientists — establishing the risk of extinction from advanced, future AI systems as one of the world’s most important problems. </p><p>The international community is [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:10) Top Scientists Warn of Extinction Risks from AI</p><p>(03:35) Competitive Pressures in AI Development</p><p>(07:22) When Will AI Reach Human Level?</p><p>(12:47) Links</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 6th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-9?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-9</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Want more? Check out our <a href="https://newsletter.mlsafety.org/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Episode+description+footer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ML Safety Newsletter</a> for technical safety research.</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=center_for_ai_safety&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>