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Existential risk narratives about AI do not distract from its immediate harms

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2025
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Hoes, E., & Gilardi, F. (2025). Existential risk narratives about AI do not distract from its immediate harms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122, e2419055122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2419055122

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There is broad consensus that AI presents risks, but considerable disagreement about the nature of those risks. These differing viewpoints can be understood as distinct narratives, each offering a specific interpretation of AI’s potential dangers. One narrative focuses on doomsday predictions of AI posing long-term existential risks for humanity. Another narrative prioritizes immediate concerns that AI brings to society today, such as the reproduction of biases embedded into AI systems. A significant point of contention is that the “e

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122

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e2419055122

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2025-04-17

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0027-8424

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Hoes, E., & Gilardi, F. (2025). Existential risk narratives about AI do not distract from its immediate harms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122, e2419055122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2419055122

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