Could AI really kill us all? MIT Tech Review editors answer
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MIT 科技评论两位编辑回应读者关于 AI 存在风险的提问。记者 Grace Huckins 认为 AI 无人机已在乌克兰杀人，AI 驱动的医院网络攻击很快会出人命，但“杀死所有人”不太可能——不过末日论者对 AI 能力的预测过去几年准得让人不安。高级编辑 Will Douglas Heaven 更直接：AI 杀死全人类不可能。他认为恐怖故事脱离现实，...
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- MIT Technology Review · AICould AI really kill us all? MIT Tech Review editors answer
Two MIT Technology Review editors answer reader questions about existential AI risk. Reporter Grace Huckins says AI-powered drones have already killed in Ukraine and cyberattacks on hospitals will soon claim victims, but 'killing everyone' is unlikely—though doomers' capability predictions have been unsettlingly accurate. Senior editor Will Douglas Heaven is more blunt: AI killing all humans is impossible. He argues scare stories are detached from reality and distract from immediate problems with current tech and the companies building it. Both note the real risk is bad actors using AI to design pathogens or attack infrastructure. Alignment research remains hard; Anthropic and OpenAI are working on it but haven't solved it.