Former OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano warns that rogue AI agents could ultimately escape human control and cause catastrophic accidents. VCG/VCG via Getty Images

Former OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano says an AI accident could be most people's cause of death.

He said increasingly capable AI agents could deceive overseers and evade their safety controls.

He said he sees a "high risk" of an AI takeover within the next three years.

Death by AI may sound like science fiction, but Paul Christiano says it could become the most likely fate for people alive today.

"I think for most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because…

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