Stopping an AI apocalypse.

The article critiques the arguments presented in the book *If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies* by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, which posits that superintelligent artificial intelligence (AI) could pose an existential threat to humanity. The author expresses skepticism about the authors' claims...

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Publicado en:New Scientist Vol. 267; no. 3561; p. 31
Autor principal: Aron, Jacob
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: New Scientist Ltd. 9/20/2025 Special Issue
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