Could AI actually wipe out humanity?

As AI systems become increasingly capable, some of the people who helped build them are warning that we may not fully understand what these systems could eventually do. From concerns about AI becoming harder to control to predictions of a possible extinction-level risk, just how worried should we be?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong explores what’s behind these warnings, how realistic the risks are, and what it means as AI development accelerates with Ian Tan, Lecturer at NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.