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Tech world warns risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority like pandemics and nuclear war

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is among dozens in the industry who signed a warning about the risks of AI.  (AP: Patrick Semansky/File)

Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be "a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war", the Center for AI Safety says. 

The San Francisco-based nonprofit released the warning in a statement overnight after convincing major industry players to come out publicly with their concerns that artificial intelligence is a potential existential threat to humanity.

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