The greatest risk of AI is from the people who control it, not the tech itself
&gt; And why focus on extinction in particular?<p>&gt; runaway AI is a way off yet, and that it will take a significant scientific advance to get there—one that we cannot anticipate<p>So an AI that may cause our extinction may be a result of a scientific advance &quot;we cannot anticipate&quot;? And you&#x27;re having trouble understanding why people are concerned?<p>All the problems you&#x27;ve listed (COVID, global warming, war in the Ukraine) are considered problems because they cause SOME people to die, or may cause SOME people to die in the future. Is it really that difficult to understand why the complete extinction of ALL humans and ALL life would be a more pressing concern?