The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is not only raising concerns among societies and lawmakers, but also some tech leaders at the heart of its development.<br /><br />Some experts, including the 'godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton, have warned that AI poses a similar risk of human extinction as pandemics and nuclear war.<br /><br />From the boss of the firm behind ChatGPT to the head of Google's AI lab, over 350 people have said that mitigating the "risk of extinction from AI" should be a "global priority".<br /><br />While AI can perform life-saving tasks, such as algorithms analysing medical images like X-rays, scans and ultrasounds, its fast-growing capabilities and increasingly widespread use have raised concerns.<br /><br />We take a look at some of the main ones - and why critics say some of those fears go too far.<br /><br />Disinformation and AI-altered images<br /><br />AI apps have gone viral on social media sites, with users posting fake images of celebrities and politicians, and students using ChatGPT and other "language learning models" to generate university-grade essays.<br /><br />One general concern around AI and its development is AI-generated misinformation and how it may cause confusion online.<br /><br />British scientist Professor Stuart Russell has said one of the biggest concerns was disinformation and so-called deepfakes.<br /><br />These are videos or photos of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so they appear to be someone else - typically used maliciously or to spread false information.<br /><br />
