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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Jun 15, 2023, 09:29 AM Jun 2023

Exclusive: 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years [View all]

On the bright side, that's 58% who don't.

Exclusive: 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years

CNN

June 14, 2023, 1:38 PM

New York (CNN Business) — Many top business leaders are seriously worried that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity in the not-too-distant future.

Forty-two percent of CEOs surveyed at the Yale CEO Summit this week say AI has the potential to destroy humanity five to ten years from now, according to survey results shared exclusively with CNN.

“It’s pretty dark and alarming,” Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said in a phone interview, referring to the findings.

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Trump can do it faster. Turbineguy Jun 2023 #1
The republicans can destroy it faster. CentralMass Jun 2023 #2
What is their expertise in? GPV Jun 2023 #3
Here's to hope ... dweller Jun 2023 #4
+1 peppertree Jun 2023 #11
Destroy humanity? Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #5
I was wondering about that. Easterncedar Jun 2023 #6
The Skynet scenario. roamer65 Jun 2023 #9
And who will buy the products of these large corporations? LakeArenal Jun 2023 #7
misinformation and job losses bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #8
And there won't be a John Connor to save us - or Arnie for that matter. peppertree Jun 2023 #10
I for one... Hugin Jul 2023 #12
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