TFTC on Nostr: Axios reports that executives at OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies are ...
Axios reports that executives at OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies are privately gaming out "day after" scenarios for a catastrophic AI event, most likely a cyberattack that shuts down banking, internet, power, or water.
Many AI insiders told Axios they believe a major incident will happen within six to 12 months. OpenAI says its preparedness exercises "are not treated as inevitable, but are meant to help us prepare for a variety of circumstances."
Sam Altman told Politico last week that "the world should accept some bad things happening" in exchange for the benefits of AI, though he drew a line against "really catastrophic" risks.
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