Former OpenAI safety researcher brands pace of AI development ‘terrifying’

Steven Adler expresses concern industry taking very risky gamble' and raises doubts about future of humanity

A former safety researcher at OpenAI says he is pretty terrified" about the pace of development in artificial intelligence, warning the industry is taking a very risky gamble" on the technology.

Steven Adler expressed concerns about companies seeking to rapidly develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), a theoretical term referring to systems that match or exceed humans at any intellectual task.