Leading AI researchers believe that without intervention, advanced AI development poses existential risks within the next two decades.
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Stuart Russell—pioneers in deep learning—have publicly warned about AI existential risks.
A 2023 survey of NeurIPS researchers found 36% believe AI poses a ≥10% chance of human extinction.
The signatories of the AI safety statement represent over 50% of leading AI research institutions globally.