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AI catastrophe risk
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What experts have said about AI catastrophe risk
3 statements · 2 negative · 1 neutral
- Nathaniel WhittemoreNeutralSep 14, 2026· The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
AI catastrophe probability depends on actions by labs, governments, researchers, and society.
“The probability of catastrophe depends on what labs, governments, researchers, and society actually do”
Open the episode · Even Other AI Labs Are Rallying Around Anthropic’s Slowdown ProposalListen at 0:00
AI catastrophe risk is significant enough to justify maximal risk reduction efforts.
“I think it's a significant enough of a risk such that we need to be doing absolutely everything we can to try and reduce that probability.”
Open the episode · AI DEBATE: What Will the World Actually Look Like in 2040? - #1138Listen at 4:04
Extinction or mass disempowerment risks above 1% should be unacceptable.
“anything above 1% when we're talking about an outcome as catastrophic as extinction or mass human disempowerment is just way more than we should tolerate.”
Open the episode · AI DEBATE: What Will the World Actually Look Like in 2040? - #1138Listen at 5:47
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