Today's AI won't achieve superintelligence. But catastrophic risk is real Sunita Verma

'The same technical limits preventing these machines from scaling to superintelligence make the risk of catastrophic outcomes very real.' 'The same technical limits preventing these machines from scaling to superintelligence make the risk of catastrophic outcomes very real.' The same technical limits that prevent superintelligence make these systems dangerous. Many Silicon Valley leaders believe superintelligence is an imminent threat to society. The White House even published an accord about it. Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, estimates the risk of human extinction is at least 10% within the next few decades.