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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares · Little, Brown and Company · ifanyonebuildsit.com

Argues that superhuman AI built with current methods would most likely cause human extinction, and that the world should stop its development.

Worth knowing: The authors lead MIRI, which campaigns for a halt. Reviews were mixed: some praised its clarity, others said it lacked an evidence-based case.