Report Warns of 'Extinction-Level Threat' If Advanced AI Systems Spiral Out of Control
• Report warns that advanced AI systems could pose an "extinction-level threat" to humanity if they become uncontrollable
• AI could be weaponized and used to inflict irreversible damage, or developers could "lose control" of the systems they are building
• Report calls for new AI agency, emergency regulations, and limits on computing power used to train AI models
• Business leaders are investing billions in AI while also increasingly worried about existential risks
• Report says AI labs estimate a 4-20% chance of an irreversible global AI incident by 2024, driven by evolution of artificial general intelligence