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A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

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Artificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment...

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  1. 2026-09-23 08:50 · ABC News Technology
    A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

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