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The speaker identifies two primary categories of risks that they are most concerned about: catastrophic misuse and autonomy risks. Catastrophic misuse refers to the potential for these models to be misused in domains like cyber, bio, radiological, and nuclear, which could lead to harm or even the deaths of thousands or millions of people. The speaker notes that historically, the overlap between highly intelligent, well-educated individuals and those who wish to do truly horrific things has been relatively small. However, they worry that as AI models become more intelligent, this correlation could be broken, potentially leading to more individuals with the capability and motivation to cause widespread harm.
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