Humans could lose control of AI systems, AI boss says
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Humans could lose control of AI systems, AI boss says

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 16, 20268 min
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Head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, published an essay explaining how he feared that humans could lose control of AI systems. Following recent hacking incidents Amodei said that it is possible that AI systems could attempt to take over the entire internet. Meanwhile, AI experts have raised fears that AI systems could decide in future to kill all humans. These experts have said that the risks include: cyberattacks, biological warfare and disruption to economies. These statements have been criticised. Some have said that the fears are exaggerated while others have suggested that AI companies are overstating...

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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the news, our podcast about the news headlines. In this programme, could AI kill us all? Hello I'm Georgie.

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And I'm Phil. In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet,

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on our website, bbclearningenglish.com. OK Phil, let's hear more about this story. Head of anthropic Dario Amade published an essay explaining how he feared that humans could lose control of AI systems.

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