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A report by the U.S. State Department has of the existential threat from artificial intelligence. The report a worst-case-scenario "extinction-level threat" to humanity. The authors a "growing risk to national security by rapidly expanding AI capabilities from weaponisation and loss of control". The report added that there was a "clear and urgent need" for the U.S. government to "quickly and decisively". It : "The rise of advanced AI has the potential to global security in ways reminiscent of the introduction of nuclear weapons." The report calls for a new federal agency to companies developing AI tools and to the growth of AI.

The 247-page report was commissioned by the State Department in November 2022. It was by a company that technical briefings and guidance on AI. The authors extensively to experts at AI companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Meta. The authors setting an upper limit on how much computing power an AI model could . They also recommended it a criminal offence to open-source or the coding behind more powerful AI models. The Futurism.com website : "Over half of the AI researchers say there's a five per cent chance that humans will be to extinction, among other 'extremely bad outcomes.'"