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Qi Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) While experts disagree about whether AI poses an existential threat, Dan Hendrycks, a researcher and the director of the Center for AI Safety, or CAIS, is among those who believe the technology could destroy humanity in a variety of ways.
A bad actor could gain possession of a future version of generative AI, ask it for instructions on how to make a biological weapon and set off devastation, he told ABC News. Or, he added, the efficiency delivered by AI could force widespread business adoption, leaving the global economy in its thrall; alternatively, it could also worsen the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
The end of humanity, Hendrycks said, is hardly a remote possibility. "If I see international coordination doesn t happen, or much of it, it ll be more likely than not that we go extinct," he added.
Experts who lend credence to the threat told ABC News that the massive potential risks require urgent attention and stiff oversi
At a White House event, Biden addressed growing concerns about the potential for artificial intelligence to be used for disruptive purposes, saying "we must be clear-eyed and vigilant about the threats from emerging technologies" to US democracy.
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(NEW YORK) While experts disagree about whether AI poses an existential threat, Dan Hendrycks, a researcher and the director of the Center for AI Safety, or