During a Senate hearing, former OpenAI board member and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Helen Toner warned about the dangers posed by emerging AI technologies. She said that advanced tools could have a serious negative impact on humanity in the coming years. Toner spoke about the difference between the perception of artificial intelligence on the East and West Coasts and emphasized the seriousness of the creation of very advanced and dangerous AI systems in the near future. She also noted that some engineers and scientists believe in the possibility of creating artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems in the next 10-20 years, and that these systems could be extremely destructive, and in the worst case, lead to human extinction. Artificial general intelligence is a field of theoretical AI research that attempts to create software with human-like intelligence and the ability to self-teach. The aim is for the software to be able to perform tasks that it is not necessarily trained or developed for. The expert called on the US government to take measures to overcome the damage from artificial intelligence and increase oversight in this area. She noted that the situation could become increasingly dire, and that we need to be prepared for changes in the field of AI. Interestingly, Toner is not the only expert in the field who believes that artificial intelligence could destroy humanity. According to a survey of AI experts conducted by the journal Nature, at least 5 percent of them believe that there is a possibility that superintelligent machines will destroy humanity. Some Reddit users commented on Toner’s words, expressing concern and agreeing with the need for measures to control AI development. However, other users pointed to other threats, such as climate change, and expressed doubts that AI should be a priority issue. The post Expert warns: AI could lead to human extinction appeared first on Anomalien.com.