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Will an infrastructure disaster costing >$1B in a G20 country be widely attributed to an AI cyberattack before 2025?

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Authors:
dschwarzwill_aldred
Opened:May 23, 2023
Closes:Dec 31, 2024
Resolved:Jan 15, 2025
Spot Scoring Time:May 25, 2023
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Will a cyberattack targeting AI systems cause a significant power blackout in the United States before 2028?

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Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 100 deaths and/or at least $1B 2021 USD in economic damage?

80% chance
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Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 1000 deaths and/or at least $200B 2021 USD in economic damage?

40% chance
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