At a time when concerns about the security of artificial intelligence technology are growing from all sectors of society, OpenAI announced the appointment of Paul Cristiano to its non-profit foundation board and security committee. Cristiano spoke unequivocally about the risks facing the super-intelligent era of artificial intelligence. Cristiano issued a lengthy statement on Wednesday about “New Characters,” talking about the threat posed by artificial intelligence and warning that humans are about to lose control of artificial intelligence systems. He wrote, “If we don't have a better coordination mechanism when building superintelligence, I expect we'll lose control of it forever. If this were to happen, most people would probably die.”

At a time when concerns about the security of artificial intelligence technology are growing from all sectors of society, OpenAI announced the appointment of Paul Cristiano to its non-profit foundation board and security committee. Cristiano spoke unequivocally about the risks facing the super-intelligent era of artificial intelligence. Cristiano issued a lengthy statement on Wednesday about “New Characters,” talking about the threat posed by artificial intelligence and warning that humans are about to lose control of artificial intelligence systems. He wrote, “If we don't have a better coordination mechanism when building superintelligence, I expect we'll lose control of it forever. If this were to happen, most people would probably die.”