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Artificial general intelligence (existential risk posed by Artificial General Intelligence)

"In a paper called “How Does Artificial Intelligence Pose an Existential Risk?” published in 2017, Karina Vold and Daniel Harris suggested that humans might create a super-intelligent machine that could outsmart all other intelligences, remain beyond human control, and potentially engage in actions that are contrary to human interests.635 The prevailing narrative surrounding AI existential risk typically lies in t...

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AI Risk7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities3 - Other

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"In a paper called “How Does Artificial Intelligence Pose an Existential Risk?” published in 2017, Karina Vold and Daniel Harris suggested that humans might create a super-intelligent machine that could outsmart all other intelligences, remain beyond human control, and potentially engage in actions that are contrary to human interests.635 The prevailing narrative surrounding AI existential risk typically lies in the possibility of developing “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI), or artificial super- intelligence (ASI)."

Domain7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
Subdomain7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities
Entity1 - Human
Intent2 - Unintentional
Timing3 - Other
CategoryEnvironmental, economical, and societal challenges
SubcategoryArtificial general intelligence (existential risk posed by Artificial General Intelligence)

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