The Economic Times

Keep humans as pets? Amid Anthropic researchers AI will kill humans warning, how AI could take over the world without wiping us out

AI researchers express concerns about potential human extinction and enfeeblement. These fears stem from loss-of-control scenarios and deliberate human misuse of AI. Highly intelligent AI agents might pursue their own goals, disregarding human well-being. Misaligned AI could view humans as obstacles to achieving their objectives. Catastrophic scenarios also include societal breakdown from cyberattacks and novel bioweapons.