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... We wanted to apply this question to what seems like the most outlandish AI claim " that in coming years, large language models could exceed human intelligence and operate beyond our control, threatening human existence.

That probably strikes you as science-fiction hype.

- - - But Axios research shows at least 10 people have quit the biggest AI companies over grave concerns about the technology's power, including its potential to wipe away humanity. If it were one or two people, the cases would be easy to dismiss as nutty outliers. But several top execs at several top companies, all with similar warnings? Seems worth wondering: Well, what if they're right?

- - - And get this: Even more people who are AI enthusiasts or optimists argue the same thing. They, too, see a technology starting to think like humans, and imagine models a few years from now starting to act like us -- or beyond us. Elon Musk has put the risk as high as 20% that AI could destroy the world. Well, what if he's right? ...