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A report commissioned [of / by] the U.S. State Department has warned of the existential [treat / threat] from artificial intelligence. The report posited a worst-case-scenario "extinction-level threat" to [humanity / humanly] . The authors identified a "growing risk to national security [opposed / posed] by rapidly expanding AI capabilities from weaponisation and loss of control". The report added that there was a "clear and urgent [need / needy]" for the U.S. government [to / for] intervene "quickly and decisively". It continued: "The rise of advanced AI has the [potent / potential] to destabilise global security in [ways / way] reminiscent of the introduction of nuclear weapons." The report calls for a new [federal / feral] agency to regulate companies developing AI tools and to limit the [grown / growth] of AI.

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

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