Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
by Aisha Down from Technology | The Guardian on (#72M35)
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is somewhat slower' than first predicted
A leading artificial intelligence expert has rolled back his timeline for AI doom, saying it will take longer than he initially predicted for AI systems to be able to code autonomously and thus speed their own development toward superintelligence.
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former employee of OpenAI, sparked an energetic debate in April by releasing AI 2027, a scenario that envisions unchecked AI development leading to the creation of a superintelligence, which - after outfoxing world leaders - destroys humanity.
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