How AI & Artificial Intelligence Threaten the Doomsday Clock
Artificial intelligence has become a significant factor in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock assessment. From autonomous weapons systems to AI-powered disinformation, technology is creating new existential risks.
AI as a Doomsday Clock Factor
The Bulletin began explicitly citing AI as a threat factor in its annual clock-setting deliberations, alongside nuclear weapons, climate change, and biosecurity risks.