A newly established commission identified 17 catastrophic threats to human health, including nuclear war and malicious use of AI, and said humans could become extinct by 2100.
A newly established commission identified 17 catastrophic threats to human health, including nuclear war and malicious use of AI, and said humans could become extinct by 2100. It stated a realistic route to act on each threat exists.
Why it matters: The assessment frames malicious AI use as one of the threats that could end humanity this century, while arguing action is feasible.
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