Will machines with superhuman capabilities threaten humanity\u2019s status as master of the universe? Will AI undermine nations\u2019 monopoly on the means of mass violence? Will AI enable individuals or small groups to produce viruses capable of killing on a scale that was previously the preserve of great powers? Could AI erode the nuclear deterrents that have been a pillar of today\u2019s world order?<\/p>\n
At this point, no one can answer these questions with confidence. But as we have explored these issues for the last two years with a group of technology leaders at the forefront of the AI revolution, we have concluded that the prospects that the unconstrained advance of AI will create catastrophic consequences for the United States and the world are so compelling that leaders in governments must act now. Even though neither they nor anyone else can know what the future holds, enough is understood to begin making hard choices and taking actions today\u2014recognizing that these will be subject to repeated revision as more is discovered<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe prospects that the unconstrained advance of AI will create catastrophic consequences for the United States and the world are so compelling that leaders in governments must act now,\u201d write Henry Kissinger and Graham Allison.https:\/\/t.co\/EPleuTTDZ7<\/a><\/p>\n — Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n