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A renowned computer scientist once skeptical of the AI singularity now says humanity is 'certainly at risk'

Business InsiderPublished 1 hour ago

Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist and former OpenAI researcher, who was once skeptical about the AI singularity, now warns that humanity is at risk as he believes the AI singularity has arrived. He expressed his alarm in a recent blog post.

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