ChatGPT’s human extinction threat ‘overblown’: AI sage Gary Marcus

Ever since the poem churning ChatGPT burst on the scene six months ago, expert Gary Marcus has cautioned against artificial intelligence (AI)’s ultra-fast development and adoption.

But against AI’s apocalyptic doomsayers, the New York University emeritus professor told AFP in a recent interview that the technology’s existential threats may currently be “overblown.”

“I’m not personally that concerned about extinction risk, at least…