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Managing Extreme AI Risks Amid Rapid Progress

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5/5
Gold(5)

Gold standard. Rigorous peer review, high editorial standards, and strong institutional reputation.

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A high-profile Science journal article co-authored by leading AI researchers and public intellectuals (Bengio, Hinton, Russell, Kahneman) calling for urgent technical and governance responses to extreme AI risks amid rapid capability progress.

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Summary

This Science article by a prominent group of AI researchers and scholars argues that the rapid pace of AI development creates extreme risks requiring both technical safety research and proactive, adaptive governance frameworks. The authors call for coordinated international action to prepare for potentially catastrophic AI outcomes. It represents a significant public statement from leading figures in the field about the urgency of AI safety.

Key Points

  • Co-authored by Turing Award winners Bengio and Hinton alongside Russell, Kahneman, and other leading researchers, lending significant credibility to AI risk concerns.
  • Argues that preparation for extreme AI risks requires both technical R&D and adaptive, proactive governance mechanisms.
  • Published in Science, a top-tier journal, signaling mainstream scientific recognition of AI safety as a serious concern.
  • Emphasizes the need for international coordination given the global nature of AI development and deployment.
  • Bridges technical AI safety research and policy communities by combining authors from both domains.

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# Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Authors: Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Andrew Yao, Dawn Song, Pieter Abbeel, Trevor Darrell, Yuval Noah Harari, Ya-Qin Zhang, Lan Xue, Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Gillian Hadfield, Jeff Clune, Tegan Maharaj, Frank Hutter, Atılım Güneş Baydin, Sheila McIlraith, Qiqi Gao, Ashwin Acharya, David Krueger, Anca Dragan, Philip Torr, Stuart Russell, Daniel Kahneman, Jan Brauner, Sören Mindermann
Journal: Science
Published: 2024-05-24
DOI: 10.1126/science.adn0117
## Abstract

Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance
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