Humans might go extinct one day, just like the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths and others. Who will take over the world after us? The answer? Octopus. According to one scientist, when the day comes that humans no longer exist on Earth, the eight-legged creature will rule the planet, Daily Mail reported.

With ongoing wars and climate change, humans are on the verge of destroying their own world. An expert zoologist and biologist says that in such a scenario, octopuses will evolve and build the next civilisation as they possess the "physical and mental attributes" for it.&nbsp;

Professor Tim Coulson of the University of Oxford said that the marine creatures will colonise the world and build an underwater colony resembling Atlantis using complex tools that they will create themselves.

Coulson told The European magazine that octopuses are "supremely intelligent" and have the "dexterity, curiosity and ability to communicate with each other" to do so if humans are wiped off the face of Earth. Their special abilities put them in a "pole position" to take over the world one day.&nbsp;

"Octopuses are among the most intelligent, adaptable, and resourceful creatures on Earth," he said.

They can "solve complex problems, manipulate objects, and even camouflage themselves with stunning precision", which means that in "the right environmental conditions, they could evolve into a civilisation-building species following the extinction of humans."

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His theory defies the belief that primates will be the next species to rule the world, as Coulson says they would also go extinct because of the same reasons as humans.&nbsp;

<h2>Octopus can develop tools</h2>

However, they might never evolve into land animals fully, but have spent some time out of the water which can help them develop new methods of hunting, he claimed.

He believes that octopuses can still develop a system of hunting on the land similar to how humans have devised hunting methods in the sea. The marine animals can spend 30 minutes out of water and over millions of years can evolve into becoming expert hunters on land.&nbsp;

Coulson even believes that octopuses can one day become so adept at developing tools that they can create SCUBA-like breathing gear to stay out of the water for longer.&nbsp;

"Their advanced neural structure, decentralized nervous system, and remarkable problem-solving skills make octopuses uniquely suited for an unpredictable world," he said.

Professor Coulson was previously Professor of Population Biology at Imperial College London. He has also been in prominent roles at Cambridge University and the Institute of Zoology London. 
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Humans might go extinct one day, just like the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths and others. Who will take over the world after us? The answer? Octopus. According to one scientist, when the day comes that humans no longer exist on Earth, the eight-legged creature will rule the planet, Daily Mail reported.

Humans might go extinct one day, just like the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths and others. Who will take over the world after us? The answer? Octopus. According to one scientist, when the day comes that humans no longer exist on Earth, the eight-legged creature will rule the planet, Daily Mail reported. With ongoing wars and climate change, humans are on the verge of destroying their own world. An expert zoologist and biologist says that in such a scenario, octopuses will evolve and build the next civilisation as they possess the "physical and mental attributes" for it. Professor Tim Coulson of the University of Oxford said that the marine creatures will colonise the world and build an underwater colony resembling Atlantis using complex tools that they will create themselves. Coulson told The European magazine that octopuses are "supremely intelligent" and have the "dexterity, curiosity and ability to communicate with each other" to do so if humans are wiped off the face of Earth. Their special abilities put them in a "pole position" to take over the world one day. "Octopuses are among the most intelligent, adaptable, and resourceful creatures on Earth," he said. They can "solve complex problems, manipulate objects, and even camouflage themselves with stunning precision", which means that in "the right environmental conditions, they could evolve into a civilisation-building species following the extinction of humans." Also Read: Earth hosted 'terror birds' who ate meat and ruled the planet ages ago His theory defies the belief that primates will be the next species to rule the world, as Coulson says they would also go extinct because of the same reasons as humans. Octopus can develop tools However, they might never evolve into land animals fully, but have spent some time out of the water which can help them develop new methods of hunting, he claimed. He believes that octopuses can still develop a system of hunting on the land similar to how humans have devised hunting methods in the sea. The marine animals can spend 30 minutes out of water and over millions of years can evolve into becoming expert hunters on land. Coulson even believes that octopuses can one day become so adept at developing tools that they can create SCUBA-like breathing gear to stay out of the water for longer. "Their advanced neural structure, decentralized nervous system, and remarkable problem-solving skills make octopuses uniquely suited for an unpredictable world," he said. Professor Coulson was previously Professor of Population Biology at Imperial College London. He has also been in prominent roles at Cambridge University and the Institute of Zoology London.

If all humans die, an animal that doesn't even live on land will RULE the world

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Artificial Intelligence could pose a risk to global peace and security as well. He has urged all members to set out guidelines to keep the technology in check. He also mentions how AI technology has enormous potential for good and evil at the same time.

Can Artificial Intelligence lead to human extinction?

Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever warned that the superintelligence of the technology needs to be controlled so as to prevent the extinction of the human race. 
 
"Superintelligence will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction," wrote Ilya Sutskever and head of alignment Jan Leike in a blog post, stating that they believe such advancements could arrive as soon as this decade. 
 
They said that new institutions for governance will be required for managing such risks and solving the superintelligence alignment's problem like ensuring AI systems, which are smarter than humans, continue to "follow human intent."

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"Currently, we don't have a solution for steering or controlling a potentially superintelligent AI, and preventing it from going rogue. Our current techniques for aligning AI, such as reinforcement learning from human feedback, rely on humans’ ability to supervise AI. But humans won’t be able to reliably supervise AI systems much smarter than us and so our current alignment techniques will not scale to superintelligence. We need new scientific and technical breakthroughs,” the blog post read. 
 
They stated that in order to solve these issues, within a period of four years, they have been leading a new team and dedicating 20 per cent of the computing power, which has been secured till now, for this effort. 
 
"While this is an incredibly ambitious goal and we’re not guaranteed to succeed, we are optimistic that a focused, concerted effort can solve this problem," they stated.

<h2>Aligning superintelligent AI with human intent</h2>

The new team, apart from working towards improvising current OpenAI models like ChatGPT and mitigating risks, is also focused on the challenges of machine learning which involves aligning superintelligent AI systems with human intent. 
 
The team's goal is to devise a roughly human-level automated alignment researcher, with the use of vast amounts of computing to scale it and "iteratively align superintelligence." 
 
So as to do it, OpenAI will be developing a scalable training method, as well as validating the model achieved as part of its result and then a stress test of its alignment pipeline will be carried out.

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“As we make progress on this, our AI systems can take over more and more of our alignment work and ultimately conceive, implement, study and develop better alignment techniques than we have now,” read a previous blog post written by Leike and colleagues John Schulman and Jeffrey Wu. 
 
“They will work together with humans to ensure that their own successors are more aligned with humans. . . . Human researchers will focus more and more of their effort on reviewing alignment research done by AI systems instead of generating this research by themselves,” they added.&nbsp;

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Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever warned that the superintelligence of the technology needs to be controlled so as to prevent the extinction of the human race.

Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever warned that the superintelligence of the technology needs to be controlled so as to prevent the extinction of the human race. "Superintelligence will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction," wrote Ilya Sutskever and head of alignment Jan Leike in a blog post, stating that they believe such advancements could arrive as soon as this decade. They said that new institutions for governance will be required for managing such risks and solving the superintelligence alignment's problem like ensuring AI systems, which are smarter than humans, continue to "follow human intent." ALSO READ | This AI tool can help doctors treat brain tumours quickly and accurately, study finds "Currently, we don't have a solution for steering or controlling a potentially superintelligent AI, and preventing it from going rogue. Our current techniques for aligning AI, such as reinforcement learning from human feedback, rely on humans’ ability to supervise AI. But humans won’t be able to reliably supervise AI systems much smarter than us and so our current alignment techniques will not scale to superintelligence. We need new scientific and technical breakthroughs,” the blog post read. They stated that in order to solve these issues, within a period of four years, they have been leading a new team and dedicating 20 per cent of the computing power, which has been secured till now, for this effort. "While this is an incredibly ambitious goal and we’re not guaranteed to succeed, we are optimistic that a focused, concerted effort can solve this problem," they stated. Aligning superintelligent AI with human intent The new team, apart from working towards improvising current OpenAI models like ChatGPT and mitigating risks, is also focused on the challenges of machine learning which involves aligning superintelligent AI systems with human intent. The team's goal is to devise a roughly human-level automated alignment researcher, with the use of vast amounts of computing to scale it and "iteratively align superintelligence." So as to do it, OpenAI will be developing a scalable training method, as well as validating the model achieved as part of its result and then a stress test of its alignment pipeline will be carried out. WATCH | Will AI run the world better than humans? “As we make progress on this, our AI systems can take over more and more of our alignment work and ultimately conceive, implement, study and develop better alignment techniques than we have now,” read a previous blog post written by Leike and colleagues John Schulman and Jeffrey Wu. “They will work together with humans to ensure that their own successors are more aligned with humans. . . . Human researchers will focus more and more of their effort on reviewing alignment research done by AI systems instead of generating this research by themselves,” they added. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Vikram Chandra explains the good, bad, and ugly sides of AI, and how while AI has the potential to change our lives for good, it could also perhaps lead to human extinction within our lifetime.

The India Story | The good, bad, and ugly of AI

Researchers are warning that people are funding their own extinction with at least $1.8 billion spent every year on subsidies that cause wildlife to be wiped out and climate change to rise, according to a new study.

The first cross-sector assessment in over a decade documents how government spending and subsidies are harming the environment. These subsidies range from tax breaks and grants for beef production in the Amazon to funding for unsustainable groundwater pumping in the Middle East.

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According to the <a href="https://www.businessfornature.org/news/subsidy-reform">research&nbsp;on explicit subsidies</a>, the 2 per cent of global GDP government support is directly working against the goals of the Paris agreement and draft targets on reversing biodiversity loss. In other words, the government is effectively funding pollution, land subsidence, and deforestation with state funds.

The report urges governments to agree to eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies by the end of the decade. Furthermore, it calls for companies to reveal the subsidies they receive as part of their environmental disclosure reporting.

Amid growing political division on the cost of decarbonising the global economy, the authors suggest repurposing an important part of the $1.8tn to support policies that benefit nature and transition to net zero.

Christiana Figueres, who headed the United Nations climate change convention when the Paris agreement was signed, praised the research. According to her, subsidies created huge risks for businesses that received them.

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We have never lived on a planet with so little biodiversity, she said, and nature is declining at an alarming rate. We must reorient harmful subsidies toward protecting nature and the climate, rather than funding our own extinction, she added.

There are four industries that account for most of the $1.8tn, according to the report: fossil fuels ($620bn), agriculture ($520bn), water ($320bn) and forestry ($155bn). There was no estimate for mining, which is said to cause ecosystems billions of dollars in damage every year.

The true cost of subsidies is likely to be much higher due to the lack of transparency between governments and recipients. The International Monetary Fund said last year that fossil fuel companies received subsidies worth more than $5.9 trillion in 2020, but this figure largely reflects hidden costs from failing to hold polluters accountable for their deaths and global warming.

Watch |&nbsp;Non-vegetarians, will you make changes to save Earth?

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According to a UN report last year, close to 90 per cent of the subsidies given to farmers every year are harmful, damaging people's health, causing climate change, and destroying nature while increasing inequality by excluding smallhold farmers.

The UN's biodiversity chief, Elizabeth Mrema, said the report was critical.

She states that the report highlights how redirecting, repurposing, or eliminating subsidies could make a significant contribution to halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 as well as reducing the cost of achieving net zero emissions.

Researchers are warning that people are funding their own extinction with at least $1.8 billion spent every year on subsidies that cause wildlife to be wiped out and climate change to rise, according to a new study.

Researchers are warning that people are funding their own extinction with at least $1.8 billion spent every year on subsidies that cause wildlife to be wiped out and climate change to rise, according to a new study. The first cross-sector assessment in over a decade documents how government spending and subsidies are harming the environment. These subsidies range from tax breaks and grants for beef production in the Amazon to funding for unsustainable groundwater pumping in the Middle East. Also read | In contrast to Covid's 5.9 million deaths, this malady kills more than 9 million people every year According to the research on explicit subsidies, the 2 per cent of global GDP government support is directly working against the goals of the Paris agreement and draft targets on reversing biodiversity loss. In other words, the government is effectively funding pollution, land subsidence, and deforestation with state funds. The report urges governments to agree to eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies by the end of the decade. Furthermore, it calls for companies to reveal the subsidies they receive as part of their environmental disclosure reporting. Amid growing political division on the cost of decarbonising the global economy, the authors suggest repurposing an important part of the $1.8tn to support policies that benefit nature and transition to net zero. Christiana Figueres, who headed the United Nations climate change convention when the Paris agreement was signed, praised the research. According to her, subsidies created huge risks for businesses that received them. Also read | Toppled off of 'knife edge': Australia's famous Koala is now an 'endangered' animal We have never lived on a planet with so little biodiversity, she said, and nature is declining at an alarming rate. We must reorient harmful subsidies toward protecting nature and the climate, rather than funding our own extinction, she added. There are four industries that account for most of the $1.8tn, according to the report: fossil fuels ($620bn), agriculture ($520bn), water ($320bn) and forestry ($155bn). There was no estimate for mining, which is said to cause ecosystems billions of dollars in damage every year. The true cost of subsidies is likely to be much higher due to the lack of transparency between governments and recipients. The International Monetary Fund said last year that fossil fuel companies received subsidies worth more than $5.9 trillion in 2020, but this figure largely reflects hidden costs from failing to hold polluters accountable for their deaths and global warming. Watch | Non-vegetarians, will you make changes to save Earth? According to a UN report last year, close to 90 per cent of the subsidies given to farmers every year are harmful, damaging people's health, causing climate change, and destroying nature while increasing inequality by excluding smallhold farmers. The UN's biodiversity chief, Elizabeth Mrema, said the report was critical. She states that the report highlights how redirecting, repurposing, or eliminating subsidies could make a significant contribution to halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 as well as reducing the cost of achieving net zero emissions.

$1.8 billion; that's how much govt subsidies contribute every year to human extinction & climate change

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