World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher
Guardian4 days
History proves technological revolutions create far more jobs than they destroy while dramatically raising living standards. From the Industrial Revolution doubling real wages to the Digital Revolution creating 5.1 million jobs monthly, markets consistently absorb disruption and deliver prosperity when government stays out of the way.
Advanced AI systems could outcompete humans across all critical domains within five years, yet civilization sleepwalks into this transition without adequate safety measures. Cutting-edge models already achieve 60% success rates on self-replication tests and complete expert-level tasks autonomously, moving faster than safety science can keep pace.
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