Meet the AI Doomsday Death Cult Connected to a Cross-Country Killing Spree

AI doomsdayers generally believe that artificial intelligence, if left unchecked, will usher in the apocalypse. Most variations of this apocalyptic hypothetical involve the ascendance of an AI overlord that either rules over humanity or annihilates it entirely.

Meet the AI Doomsday Death Cult Connected to a Cross-Country Killing Spree

TL;DR

  • AI doomsdayers predict an apocalypse if artificial intelligence is left unchecked.
  • Most apocalyptic scenarios involve a superintelligent AI ruling over or annihilating humanity.
  • Brian Chau, a machine learning specialist, notes that the idea of an AI superintelligence reigning over mankind is a core belief in the AI Safety community.