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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest

Human extinction risk from AI on same scale as pandemics or nuclear war, Sunak warns

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Rishi Sunak has said mitigating the risk of human extinction because of AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

AI will pose major security risks to the UK within two years and has the potential to “enhance” terrorist capabilities, new analysis by the Sunak government has warned.

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