Artificial Intelligence Poses ‘Extinction’ Threats to Humanity, Experts Warn

A group of business leaders and experts, including Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, warned in an online statement Tuesday, May 30, of threats of“extinction” for humanity posed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The rapid deployment of an increasingly artificial intelligence “general”endowed with human cognitive capacities and therefore likely to upset many professions, was symbolized by the launch in March by OpenAI of GPT-4.

The fight against AI-related risks should be “a global priority alongside other society-wide risks, such as pandemics and nuclear wars”the signatories wrote on the Center for AI Safety website. (in English), a non-profit organization based in the United States.

Geoffrey Hinton, considered one of the founding fathers of artificial intelligence (AI) and also a signatory to the forum, had already warned of its dangers when he left his position at the giant Google in early May. Advances in the AI ​​industry are driving “deep risks for society and humanity”he had estimated in the New York Times.