Warren Buffet Raises Alarms on AI, Likens It to Nuclear Weapons at Berkshire Hathaway Meeting

Warren Buffet issued stark warnings about artificial intelligence at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in Omaha. He likened the technology to nuclear weapons, saying it is already "part way out of the bottle." He noted the risks of using deepfakes for scams, which could become a major "growth industry." Berkshire Hathaway uses some AI to make employees more efficient, but Buffett isn't convinced about its overall impact. Leading figures in the AI industry, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others from Google and Microsoft, signed a statement emphasizing the existential risks posed by AI and urging global prioritization of mitigation efforts akin to those for pandemics and nuclear war.