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Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI

The AI programs we are creating could outsmart us and lead to our collective demise, according to the tech industry's leading experts who say it's time to address the threats they pose.
The welcome screen for the OpenAI ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen in February in London.

AI experts issued a dire warning on Tuesday: Artificial intelligence models could soon be smarter and more powerful than usand it is time to impose limits to ensure they don't take control over humans or destroy the

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