This new theory on how AI ‘thinks’ could impact whether it kills us all

AI neurons and their connections are easier to understand than we thought, according to a researcher's new findings. : Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images AI researchers don't really know how the models they are building "think." They know what goes into them and what comes out, but that's about it. A new theory may change that, allowing safety researchers to prevent them from going off the rails. How AI models think may be easier to decipher than we thought. An independent researcher who formerly worked at OpenAI published a report on Thursday that some in the AI world are describing as a bombshell. It could have implications as safety researchers scramble to get the jump on AI models that may not have humanity's best interests in mind.