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Created: 2025-07-14 05:13:40 UTC

There’s a huge range of expert opinion on the probability that humans will lose control of AGI or ASI—some estimates put the risk of an existential catastrophe from AGI at around 12%, with about half of that risk coming specifically from loss-of-control scenarios.

Surveys of AI researchers often find a XX% chance of achieving AGI by 2040–2061, but estimates for losing control or facing existential risk vary widely, from as low as X% to as high as XX% depending on who you ask and how pessimistic they are about alignment and safety research.

So, while there’s no consensus, it’s safe to say that the probability is non-negligible and taken seriously by many in the field, but there’s still a lot of debate and uncertainty about the exact odds.


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