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The Impending Dangers of AI Development: A Call for Caution
The relentless pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by leading tech companies and nations is ushering in alarming ethical and societal challenges. A recent paper highlights how this AI race threatens to precipitate mass unemployment, global conflict, and even human extinction. The economic stakes are enormous, with projections asserting that AGI could replace a significant portion of the global workforce and thereby lay claim to a substantial portion of the world's $100 trillion economic output. The urgency to achieve early economic and military advantages, a central theme in this development sprint, overshadows the contemplation of the profound risks that lie ahead.