AI poses 'workforce extinction' risk, experts warn

AI risks

Screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. PHOTO | LIONEL BONAVENTURE | AFP

Global leaders should be working to reduce "the risk of extinction" from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday.

A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the risks from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.