Part 11/13:
While focusing on utility and economic implications, the speaker acknowledges long-term existential risks—notably self-aware, superintelligent AI potentially enslaving or destroying humanity. But within a 20-year horizon, these dangers are deemed unlikely to manifest, providing a window of opportunity to harness AI’s benefits.
However, the importance of setting boundaries and strategic governance is emphasized to prevent future catastrophe, highlighting that these transformations are happening now.