Artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind have warned.

Dozens have supported a statement published on the webpage of the Centre for AI Safety.

"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societalscale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war" it reads.

But others in the field have said the fears about AI are overblown.

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