# AI Extinction Risk Is a Global Priority by Center for AI Safety > "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." > **— Center for AI Safety**, *30 May 2023, “Statement on AI Risk”* ## Sources and Context - **Statement and signatories:** [“Statement on AI Extinction Risk”](https://aistatement.com/work/statement-on-ai-extinction-risk) — the Center for AI Safety published this one-sentence risk statement with a roster of signatories. It is a call to prioritize mitigation, not a measured extinction probability or consensus forecast. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Center for AI Safety|Center for AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." — Center for AI Safety, 30 May 2023, “Statement on AI Risk” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-center-for-ai-safety-extinction-global-priority ```