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Key US official calls for tech companies to 'do something' about AI

The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. [AP Photo]

The director of the leading U.S. cybersecurity agency has a message for scientists and top technology company officials who are warning that artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humankind: Take action.

"If you actually think that these capabilities can lead to extinction of humanity, well, let's come together and do something about it," the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Jen Easterly told an audience Wednesday.

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