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There's a "wall of fear-mongering and doomerism" in the AI world right now.

"Worrying about AI today is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars."

Concerns that AI could pose a threat to humanity is "preposterously ridiculous."

Claiming AI poses an existential threat is "such an extreme" and risks "wip[ing] out some of its potential benefits."

"I'm more concerned about... the risks that are here and now [than the existential threat of AI]."

Current AI is "not anywhere close" to posing an existential threat but it could in the future.

AI is the "biggest existential threat" to humanity.

AGI's worst-case scenario would be "lights-out for all of us."

Powerful AI systems "taking control" pose an "existential threat."

AI has a "10 to 25 per cent" chance of destroying humanity.

"The most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI... is that literally everyone on Earth will die."

Does AI Pose an Existential Threat to Humanity?

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Society is more likely to get "cat-level" or "dog-level" AI years before human-level AI.

"[W]e will eventually reach AGI... and quite possibly before the end of this century."

"Superhuman AIs" will be achieved "between a few years and a couple of decades."

"Digital intelligence" could overtake us within "5 to 20 years."

We may achieve "something like AGI or AGI-like in the next decade."

"[W]e could get to real AGI in the next decade."

"Human-level" AI could occur in "two or three years."

"I'd be surprised if we don't have AGI by [2029]."

Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence, and When?

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Colin Rusch

Brian Roemmele

Austen Allred

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"The company is not for sale. It's another one of his tactics to try to mess with us."

"So my very basic read is Elon's offer isn't serious."

"Musk and his legal team's insistence that the offer is real should keep it in the headlines for a while, but I’m still skeptical of their story."

"We don't expect any meaningful discussions to develop."

"Elon's offer to purchase the OpenAI nonprofit for $97.4billion isn't going to happen."

"It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens."

Will Elon Musk Buy OpenAI?

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"It would be difficult for the Trump administration to deport Musk as a naturalized United States citizen."

"In my opinion unless there was fraud in obtaining his status there is no chance of his citizenship been revoked."

"@elonmusk has been a U.S. Citizen since 2002. Citizens cannot be deported. Period."

Elon Musk "is about to be deported from America and he has no South Africa to go back to."

"According to the report, he is not a US citizen. This is a one way ticket out of the US."

"If he failed to mention his illegal work when he applied for naturalization, his citizenship theoretically could be revoked."

"We'll have to take a look."

Will Elon Musk Be Deported from the US?

Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked access to Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI, citing concerns over the generation of sexualized images, including non-consensual deepfake content involving women and minors.

Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked access to Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI, citing concerns over the generation of sexualized images, including non-consensual deepfake content involving women and minors.

Indonesia's Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid stated that the government views non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the security of citizens in the digital space.

Indonesia's Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid stated that the government views non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the security of citizens in the digital space.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said X Corp and xAI failed to address inherent risks posed by Grok's design, relying primarily on user-initiated reporting mechanisms rather than implementing effective technical safeguards.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said X Corp and xAI failed to address inherent risks posed by Grok's design, relying primarily on user-initiated reporting mechanisms rather than implementing effective technical safeguards.

India's IT ministry issued a notice directing xAI to take immediate action on Grok's alleged misuse, while the European Commission ordered the company to retain all documents related to Grok, potentially setting the stage for an investigation.

India's IT ministry issued a notice directing xAI to take immediate action on Grok's alleged misuse, while the European Commission ordered the company to retain all documents related to Grok, potentially setting the stage for an investigation.

xAI restricted Grok's image generation and editing features to paying subscribers on X following the controversy. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman called this move insufficient and insulting to victims of misogyny and sexual violence.

xAI restricted Grok's image generation and editing features to paying subscribers on X following the controversy. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman called this move insufficient and insulting to victims of misogyny and sexual violence.

Elon Musk responded to threats of a UK ban by writing on X that government officials "just want to suppress free speech" and accused the UK government of seeking excuses for censorship, escalating tensions with regulators.

Elon Musk responded to threats of a UK ban by writing on X that government officials "just want to suppress free speech" and accused the UK government of seeking excuses for censorship, escalating tensions with regulators.

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