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Industry leaders warn of extinction risk posed by artificial intelligence

By Christopher Hutton
Published May 30, 2023 1:55pm ET
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Industry leaders warn of extinction risk posed by artificial intelligence
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrive to the White House for a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris on artificial intelligence, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Washington. As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation's financial watchdog says it's working to ensure that companies follow the law when they're using AI. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)


Top leaders across the artificial intelligence industry have signed a statement affirming the need to mitigate the risks presented by the technology and stop the threat of “extinction” via nuclear war.

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