Unknown risks and the collapse of human civilisation: A review of the AI-related scenarios

Akah, Augustine U.

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dc.contributor.author	Akah, Augustine U.	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-01T08:04:41Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-01T08:04:41Z
dc.date.issued	2022	de
dc.identifier.issn	2190-6335	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/88863
dc.description.abstract	Science and technology have experienced a great transition, a development that has shaped all of humanity. As progress continues, we face major global threats and unknown existential risks even though humankind remains uncertain about how likely unknown risks are to occur. This paper addresses five straightforward questions: (1) How can we best understand the concept of (existential) risks within the broader framework of known and unknown? (2) Are unknown risks worth focusing on? (3) What is already known and unknown about AI-related risks? (4) Can a super-AI collapse our civilisation? Furthermore, (5) how can we deal with AI-related risks that are currently unknown? The paper argues that it is of high priority that more research work be done in the area of 'unknown risks' in order to manage potentially unsafe scientific innovations. The paper finally concludes with the plea for public funding, planning and raising a general awareness that the far-reaching future is in our own hands.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Technik, Technologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Technology (Applied sciences)	en
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	unknown risks; civilisation collapse; humanity's future	de
dc.title	Unknown risks and the collapse of human civilisation: A review of the AI-related scenarios	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Intergenerational Justice Review
dc.source.volume	8	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.source.issue	2	de
dc.subject.classoz	Technikfolgenabschätzung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Technology Assessment	en
dc.subject.classoz	sonstige Bereiche der angewandten Sozialwissenschaften	de
dc.subject.classoz	Other Fields of the Applied Social Sciences	en
dc.subject.thesoz	technischer Wandel	de
dc.subject.thesoz	technological change	en
dc.subject.thesoz	technischer Fortschritt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	technological progress	en
dc.subject.thesoz	künstliche Intelligenz	de
dc.subject.thesoz	artificial intelligence	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Risikomanagement	de
dc.subject.thesoz	risk management	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Zukunft	de
dc.subject.thesoz	future	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-88863-4
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	32-40	de
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.24357/igjr.8.2.1228	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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