Unknown risks and the collapse of human civilisation: A review of the AI-related scenarios
| Autor: | Akah, Augustine U. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Technik
Technologie Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Technology (Applied sciences) Social sciences sociology anthropology unknown risks civilisation collapse humanity's future Technikfolgenabschätzung sonstige Bereiche der angewandten Sozialwissenschaften Technology Assessment Other Fields of the Applied Social Sciences technischer Wandel technischer Fortschritt künstliche Intelligenz Risikomanagement Zukunft technological change technological progress artificial intelligence risk management future |
| Zdroj: | Intergenerational Justice Review, 8, 2, 32-40 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 2190-6335 |
| DOI: | 10.24357/igjr.8.2.1228 |
| Popis: | Science and technology have experienced a great transition, a development that has shaped all of humanity. As progress continues, we face major global threats and unknown existential risks even though humankind remains uncertain about how likely unknown risks are to occur. This paper addresses five straightforward questions: (1) How can we best understand the concept of (existential) risks within the broader framework of known and unknown? (2) Are unknown risks worth focusing on? (3) What is already known and unknown about AI-related risks? (4) Can a super-AI collapse our civilisation? Furthermore, (5) how can we deal with AI-related risks that are currently unknown? The paper argues that it is of high priority that more research work be done in the area of 'unknown risks' in order to manage potentially unsafe scientific innovations. The paper finally concludes with the plea for public funding, planning and raising a general awareness that the far-reaching future is in our own hands. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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