A growing number of experts haveexpressed their alarmover the increasing capabilities of AI.

Meanwhile, anew paperfuels the notion that some concerns about AI abilities may be overblown.

The AI Doom Squad

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Alarm about AI is becoming eschatological.

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Public figures have said they are worried super-smart AI could bringthe end of the human race.

AI for Good?

For example, Microsoft researchers said that the GPT-4 language modelshowed sparks of artificial general intelligence.

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The idea conjures up images of AI running amok.

The fears of self-teaching AI, at least, may be overblown.

As with any technological advancement, there’s the potential for bad actors to use AI to nefarious ends.

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“However, more nuanced discourses on how our lives could be enhanced by AI are needed.

We could certainly eliminate many boring aspects of our workplace and educational lives with the help of AI.