Automating AI R&D could trigger an ‘intelligence explosion’
A Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy research article says preliminary evidence suggests automation could compress years of AI advances into months or less, though the possibility remains uncertain.
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The Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy says AI systems are on track to automate most AI research and development work within a few years, and possibly all of it. Its research article argues that, if this triggers an ‘intelligence explosion,’ it could accelerate AI’s benefits but also pose extreme risks, including loss of control over superhuman AI systems. The authors urge policymakers to gain more visibility into AI R&D automation and prepare for its possible impacts, while stressing the uncertainty.
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