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by MattPalmer1086 1038 days ago
The British Computer Society recently asked it's members to sign an open letter [1] on the future of AI that opens with:

"AI is not an existential threat to humanity".

I would not sign this letter. While I think the risk is currently fairly low, I do not agree that there is no risk, and I do think this risk will rise unless we pay careful attention to it.

[1] https://www.bcs.org/sign-our-open-letter-on-the-future-of-ai...