Dominic Lammar
Just watching #theAIDilemma by the center for humane technology and was struck by how great an example this is for what Lee Vinsel refers to as #Criti-hype. They state: "what nukes are to the phyical world, AI is to the virtual and symbolic world"?
For real?
#ai #hype
May 16, 2023 at 2:02pmWeb
Show threadDominic LammarMay 16, 2023

Presentation builds on widely reported number that 50% of AI researchers believe there is a 10% chance that humanity will go extinct because of their inability to control AI.

I'm always sceptical about such absolute claims and enjoyed the Medium post by
@melaniemitchell who looks more closely at the number:
https://aiguide.substack.com/p/do-half-of-ai-researchers-believe

Do half of AI researchers believe that there's a 10% chance AI will kill us all?

Fact-checking a widespread claim

AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans