An AI Expert Warning: 6 People Are (Quietly) Deciding Humanity’s Future!
In this excerpt from The Diary Of A CEO, AI researcher Stuart Russell discusses the risks of superintelligent AI, the idea of AGI, and why he believes safety must be solved before progress continues. He reflects on a 2023 statement signed by hundreds of experts warning that AI could pose an extinction-level threat, and explains why some industry leaders privately think only a major catastrophe would force regulation. Russell also describes the ‘gorilla problem,’ the pressure of the AI race, and his view that governments may need to step in before humans lose control.