, have both been referred to in the past as"godfathers" of AI; other notable names include Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott.
Professor Ryan Calo of the University of Washington School of Law suggested a couple of other possible reasons for the warning: distraction from more immediate, addressable problems with AI, and hype building. Calo said that to the extent AI does threaten the future of humanity,"it’s by accelerating existing trends of wealth and income inequality, lack of integrity in information, & exploiting natural resources."
Professor Emily M. Bender was somewhat blunter in her assessment, calling the letter"a wall of shame—where people are voluntarily adding their own names."