AI Safety Experts Say Catastrophic and Existential Risk Policies Diverge Less Than Claimed
AI safety researcher David Manheim argues that policy responses to catastrophic versus existential AI risks differ, yet much easy consensus in AI risk policy is overlooked by media. Others note the dispute over extinction risk may be moot, as defenses against catastrophic and existential risks largely overlap.
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