Leading figures in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have warned that the technology could pose an existential threat to humanity and should be considered a societal-scale risk alongside pandemics and nuclear war. Among the 350 signatories of a joint statement are the CEOs of OpenAI and Google DeepMind, and the CEO of AI safety firm Anthropic. While some independent experts have cautioned that the warning requires more clarity, others question the motives of the big tech companies behind the note. Some experts also claim that the most significant risks to society from AI come from human shortsightedness, rather than the possibility of AI becoming autonomous and turning on humans.
In the original article, ChatGPT, OpenAI, AI safety company Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Dario Amodei are mentioned. These companies and individuals are leading figures in the development of AI and have signed a joint statement regarding the potential risks of AI to humanity.
