“The dangers of superintelligence are even worse than I projected five years ago: it'll only be 2-3 years "before we get outsmarted," and "we should expect the machines to take control."”
Professor of Physics, MIT; President of the Future of Life Institute
Said Oct 18, 2023Deadline Oct 18, 2026TED AI 2023, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 18 October 2023 — reported by Eric Topol, "The TED A.I. Conference," Ground Truths, October 2023
The outer edge of Tegmark's 2–3 year window falls in October 2026. Reported second-hand by attendee Eric Topol; wording follows his direct quotations of the talk.