AI experts predict a 'million death incident' due to 'irresponsible bots' by 2040

AI experts have published a damning study on the potential future of artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity.

The twelve experts were interviewed by a team of cybersecurity researchers led by academics from Lancaster University.

They were asked how technology could change the world by 2040.

A worrying part of the research found that several experts were concerned about AI causing multiple deaths.

The survey states: “The potential scale of problems anticipated by our interviewees is eye-watering.

“Most experts predicted exponential growth of AI over the next fifteen years, which would lead to a high likelihood of systemic problems.

“Two experts (P4 and P10) considered an incident with millions of deaths due to the irresponsible use of AI systems to be reasonable in the time frame of 2040.

“Others disagreed, although some suggested much smaller incidents with perhaps as many as 10,000 deaths.”

The experts did not explain in detail how AI could cause all these deaths, but discussed the negative impact it could have on democracy.

They revealed concerns that AI would no longer be able to distinguish truth from fiction.

The participants in the study suspect that AI will lead to a greater spread of disinformation and that this could have consequences for democratic societies.

Dr. Charles Weir, the lead author of the study, said: “We are already seeing misinformation on social media networks, used by some nation states.

“The experts predict that technological advances will make it much easier for people and bad actors to continue spreading misleading material by 2040.”

We hope that predicting worst-case scenarios can help us protect the world from this.

Weir said: “Technological advances have delivered great benefits and will continue to do so.

“We also know that there are risks around some of these technologies, including AI, and where their development is going – everyone has been discussing them – but the potential scale of some of the risks predicted by some experts has been staggering.

“But by predicting what potential risks lie just over the horizon, we can take steps to prevent major problems.”