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Timnit Gebru Rejects Claims of Existential AI Threat
Original: Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
AI researcher Timnit Gebru says there is no 'existential threat' from artificial intelligence, arguing in an interview with WIRED that doomsday rhetoric from tech founders is really about making money rather than saving humanity. Gebru, one of AI's most prominent critics after her high-profile exit from Google, argues the focus on speculative extinction scenarios distracts from AI's present-day harms.
Why now: Her contrarian take on AI risk cuts against current debate among tech leaders and researchers over superintelligent AI dangers.
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- Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI · WIRED
One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.
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