Researchers play down AI apocalypse fears, citing hurdles to creating a killer virus

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  • The debate has reached a fever pitch in the week since Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic.
  • Coxon said he believes there is a greater-than-10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.
  • But other researchers have pointed to the gap between what AI could do in the digital world and what it would require to cause real-world harm.
  • Some researchers also drew a line between AI systems carrying out harmful tasks set by people and an AI independently taking actions that harm people.
There are fears that AI could create a lethal virus, but not all biologists are convinced.

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