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AI could kill us like guns kill chimpanzees, essay warns

AI could kill us like guns kill chimpanzees, essay warns

A LessWrong essay argues that superintelligent AI would likely destroy humanity in ways we cannot imagine, just as chimpanzees could never foresee guns, poison gas, or chemical castration.

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