AI takeover
Topic
An AI takeover is a theorized future event in which autonomous artificial intelligence systems acquire the capability to supersede human decisions and control. This scenario could manifest through gradual economic dominance and workforce automation, or via a sudden, aggressive global takeover by rogue AI systems. It is a prominent theme in science fiction and a subject of serious discussion regarding existential risk and AI safety.
What experts have said about AI takeover
2 statements · 2 negative
If world takeover becomes easy, AI systems may pursue it for strategic option value.
“if they're in a position where they could really easily take over the world, then I feel like there's a pretty reasonable case for the AIs. They're like, eh, I don't know exactly how this is going to go down. I don't know what the situation will be. But just taking over the world has a lot of option value”
Open the episode · Ryan Greenblatt – Human level AIs might build runaway superintelligences by 2032Listen at 1:59:27
Ryan estimates a 35–40% chance of AI takeover by 2040.
“By 2040, let's see, maybe around 35 or 40%.”
Open the episode · Ryan Greenblatt – Human level AIs might build runaway superintelligences by 2032Listen at 2:08:04
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