Microsoft AI CEO Warns That ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Seemingly Conscious’ AI Models Could Arrive in the Next 2 Years: ‘Deserves Our Immediate Attention’

AI that appears to be conscious could arrive within the next few years, posing a “dangerous” threat to society, says one AI leader.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, 41, wrote in a personal essay published earlier this week that Seemingly Conscious AI (SCAI), which is artificial intelligence so advanced that it can convince humans that it’s capable of formulating its own thoughts and beliefs, is only a few years away.

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Even though there is “zero evidence” that AI is conscious at the moment, it’s “inevitable and unwelcome” that SCAI could appear within