The experts tell us to be scared
Certain sects within the AI community have always warned of its potential dangers, a call that grew to a blistering volume as 2023 wore on. Over 350 executives in the tech world signed a one-sentence letter in May, including Sam Altman, essentially begging the world to protect us from the work that they themselves are doing. The letter reads: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
