Several AI researchers are no longer investing in their retirement accounts because they expect AI to end humanity in the next few decades, according to an article by The Atlantic. “I just don’t expect the world to be around,” said Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, when asked about contributing to his 401(k). That sentiment is shared by Dan Hendrycks… Source
A current of experts nicknamed the "doomers" alert about the risk of extinction due to artificial intelligence. Long considered excessive, their warnings now find a growing echo, The Atlantic reports.