Three key misconceptions in the debate about AI and existential risk July 15, 2024

Jack Kelly, AI Research Fellow at PSR | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Arguing about the relative importance of existential threats ignores the fundamental truth that any credible existential threat is one too many and that all must be engaged in parallel. If you accept that AI might pose an existential threat, then it should be a societal priority to address this threat, even if you are more concerned about another issue.