1. Dangerous AI capabilities seen as top threat by 2030 amid rising misuse risks

Dangerous AI capabilities seen as top threat by 2030 amid rising misuse risks

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  • A survey of 272 AI experts, cited by MIT's AI Risk Initiative, ranked dangerous AI capabilities as the top threat by 2030.
  • Catastrophic harm from dangerous AI capabilities was estimated at 21.5%, followed by cyberattacks and weapons risks at 21%.
  • Information, finance and national security sectors faced "extreme" risk levels from AI misuse, per a separate assessment.
  • The UK AI Security Institute found rising feasibility of AI generating dangerous lab protocols for bacteriology and virology.

Source: ndtvprofit.com

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