AI leaders warn of “catastrophic outcomes” as artificial general intelligence looms Artificial general intelligence (AGI) could arrive within a decade, bringing catastrophic outcomes like cyberattacks, autonomous weapons and existential threats to humanity, warns Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being weaponized for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure (e.g., energy, water systems), deepfake disinformation, fraud and job displacement, with FBI warnings about AI-generated scams and political manipulation. Over 350 AI experts, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, signed a statement equating AI risks with pandemics and nuclear war, urging global prioritization of AI…

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