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Part of situation: MIRI President Nate Soares AI existential risk warnings (2 clusters)

Nate Soares stops retirement savings due to AI existential risk

Nate Soares Machine Intelligence Research Institute artificial intelligence risk existential catastrophe superintelligence

Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), has reportedly stopped contributing to his retirement savings due to concerns regarding artificial intelligence. Soares, a former Google and Microsoft engineer, stated in a podcast with The Atlantic that he has not contributed to his 401(k) for a decade.

Soares estimates there is a greater than 50 percent probability of an existential catastrophe caused by superintelligent AI within the next ten years. He expressed that the dangers posed by AI may exceed those of nuclear weapons because digital systems possess the capacity to self-improve and expand independently.

While Soares noted that he is working to prevent such an outcome and does not believe a catastrophe is inevitable, he warned that advanced systems could pursue goals that conflict with human survival. His views align with other researchers, such as Geoffrey Hinton and Evan Hubinger, who consider the risk of algorithmic takeover to be significant.

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Berkeley · Geoffrey Hinton · Google · Machine Intelligence Research Institute · Microsoft · Nate Soares

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Top AI Researcher Says Humanity Will Be Wiped Out Within 10 Years [nemosnewsnetwork.com]
Jugendforscher warnen Union und SPD vor „demographischer Falle“ [radioosnabrueck.de]
Elon Musk: Sparen für die Rente in der Zukunft nicht notwendig [www.buerger-geld.org]
Chuyên gia an toàn AI ngừng tiết kiệm hưu trí vì tin chắc loài người sắp bị diệt vong [genk.vn]
KI-Forscher sieht über 50 Prozent Risiko für eine existenzielle Katastrophe – und gibt Altersvorsorge auf [www.leinetal24.de]
VIDEO Bivši Googleov inženjer odustao od štednje za mirovinu: 'AI će uništiti čovječanstvo...' [www.24sata.hr]
Chuyên gia an toàn AI ngừng tiết kiệm hưu trí vì tin chắc loài người sắp bị diệt vong [cafef.vn]
KI-Forscher sieht über 50 Prozent Risiko für eine existenzielle Katastrophe – und gibt Altersvorsorge auf [www.mannheim24.de]
Jugendforscher warnen Union und SPD vor "demographischer Falle" [www.oldenburger-onlinezeitung.de]
KI-Forscher sieht über 50 Prozent Risiko für eine existenzielle Katastrophe – und gibt Altersvorsorge auf [www.op-online.de]
Jugendforscher warnen Union und SPD vor "demographischer Falle" [presse-augsburg.de]
AI expert no longer contributes to his 401(k) because he fears AI will wipe out humanity [www.thecooldown.com]
KI-Forscher sieht über 50 Prozent Risiko für eine existenzielle Katastrophe – und gibt Altersvorsorge auf [www.tz.de]
Your electricity bill is skyrocketing — and techbros are to blame [www.alternet.org]
Ovaj je IT stručnjak prestao štedjeti za mirovinu: Ono što predviđa nije nimalo ohrabrujuće [www.tportal.hr]
Hurrelmann und Römmele: Die Jugend nicht vergessen [www.faz.net]
Jugendforscher warnen Union und SPD vor demographischer Falle [www.finanznachrichten.de]
Investor Says We're Rapidly Approaching the Point At Which Economic Systems Collapse Under the Weight of AI [futurism.com]