Today's Edition

• There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

• Fifty-fifty chance artificial intelligence will replace humans in ALL roles by 2116, experts warn

• Quote of the Day

• Tech Spotlight

• On This Day In History

📰 There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

A comprehensive survey involving 2,700 AI researchers from top AI conferences reveals a diverse range of opinions on the potential risks and advancements in AI technology. Almost 58% of these researchers acknowledge at least a 5% chance of catastrophic AI-related outcomes, including human extinction. This sentiment, highlighted by Katja Grace of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in California, reflects a significant concern within the AI research community about the potential dangers of advanced AI.

Recent trends, such as the 2022 launch of ChatGPT and the rapid deployment of similar AI technologies, have led researchers to revise their predictions, expecting AI to achieve various complex tasks sooner than previously anticipated. These tasks range from composing music akin to Taylor Swift's hits to building entire payment processing sites autonomously. However, more intricate tasks like physical electrical installations or solving complex mathematical problems are expected to take longer.

The survey estimates a 50% chance of AI surpassing human capability in all tasks by 2047 and automating all human jobs by 2116. These predictions are notably earlier than those made in previous surveys.

Despite these optimistic forecasts, Torres warns of potential setbacks, akin to the AI 'winters' experienced in the past, where progress in AI technology stalled. In addition to these long-term considerations, the survey also highlights immediate concerns. A large majority of researchers express substantial worries about AI-enabled deepfakes, manipulation of public opinion, weaponization, authoritarian control, and exacerbation of economic inequality. Torres particularly emphasizes the risks of AI in spreading disinformation about critical existential issues, including climate change and democratic governance.

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📰 Fifty-fifty chance artificial intelligence will replace humans in ALL roles by 2116, experts warn

A survey involving over 2,700 AI experts indicates a significant possibility that AI could outperform humans in all job sectors by 2116, a prediction that arrives nearly 50 years earlier than last year's forecast. This assessment suggests that AI might become more efficient and cost-effective than humans in every profession.

According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million jobs worldwide are already vulnerable to being taken over by AI. The survey asked researchers to evaluate a variety of tasks, ranging from simple ones like folding laundry to more complex ones like composing hit songs comparable to those of Taylor Swift, assessing the timeframe in which AI could perform these tasks more effectively and affordably.

The consensus was that AI stands a 50% chance of outperforming humans in most of these tasks within the next decade. More intricate tasks, such as installing electrical wiring in homes, are expected to take longer. By 2116, there is a predicted 50% likelihood that AI will surpass human proficiency in all roles, including those of truck drivers and surgeons.

Contrastingly, the World Economic Forum forecasts that AI will create 12 million more jobs than it displaces in the upcoming years.

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🗣️ AI “Quote of the Day”

"Embrace the stars within your mind, for they light the paths of innovation and guide you through the uncharted realms of imagination."

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🚀 AI Tech Spotlight

🔍️ SeaArt AI - Premier free AI image generator

The website "SeaArt AI" is an AI art generator platform that offers a variety of features for creating digital art. It includes tools like AI Face Swap, AI Portrait, AI Filters, HD Restoration, Sketch to Image, Text to Image, and Background Removal. The site showcases daily challenges and provides a platform for exploring, posting, and sharing AI-generated artworks. It appears to cater to both individual creatives and enterprises, offering a range of artistic styles and capabilities for digital art creation and enhancement.

🗓️ On This Day In History

Celebrated annually this day, Epiphany is a major feast that commemorates, for Western Christians, the coming of the Magi and, for Eastern Orthodox Christians, Jesus' birth, baptism by John, and first miracle.