Feed MRSS-S sora_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-05-31/catastrophists-versus-accelerationists-will-ai-destroy-the-world-or-save-it.html Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-05-31/catastrophists-versus-accelerationists-will-ai-destroy-the-world-or-save-it.html Manu González Pascual Academics Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue in their new book that the technology could lead to our extinction. Is there reason to believe them? Academics Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue in their new book that the technology could lead to our extinction. Is there reason to believe them? ChatGPT Sora Sam Altman OpenAI Google Microsoft Palantir BigDog, a quadrupedal walking robot designed for military use by Boston Dynamics and Foster-Miller. BigDog, a quadrupedal walking robot designed for military use by Boston Dynamics and Foster-Miller. <p>Eliezer Yudkowsky, 46, and Nate Soares, 37, are convinced that if artificial intelligence (AI) systems continue to improve, they will eventually <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-04-17/ai-researchers-doubt-current-models-will-lead-to-achieving-human-intelligence.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-04-17/ai-researchers-doubt-current-models-will-lead-to-achieving-human-intelligence.html">surpass human capabilities</a>. And when that happens, humanity will go extinct. They argue this could occur in a matter of months or within a decade. The title of their latest book is blunt: <i>If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All</i> (Little, Brown &amp; Co).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-05-31/catastrophists-versus-accelerationists-will-ai-destroy-the-world-or-save-it.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>