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Kevin Okemwa

Elon Musk says we're in the "intelligence big bang" — after warning that a power crunch could kill the AI revolution this year

Chief Technology Officer of X Elon Musk speaks onstage during the "Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk" session at the Lumiere Theatre during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France.

As generative AI scales greater heights and becomes more advanced, the technology seems to increase the chances for scientific breakthroughs, with executives like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claiming that superintelligence will trigger a 10x surge in scientific AI breakthroughs, making a year as revolutionary as a decade.

However, there are critical concerns about the threat the technology poses to humanity. According to AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, there's a 99.999999% probability AI will end humanity. He claimed that the only way around this is not to develop the technology in the first place.

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