Examining the Existential Risk of AI: Expert Perspectives on Whether Advanced Intelligence Threatens Humanity

Oct 06, 2025 03:07 pm CST

Leading AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton suggests a 10-20% chance that artificial intelligence could lead to human extinction within 30 years, but expert opinions remain divided. In a survey of five specialists in the field, three disagree with the assessment that AI poses an existential threat to humanity, offering detailed reasoning about the actual risks and capabilities of current and future AI systems.