Radio astronomer Michael Garrett proposes that unregulated AI advancement could lead to civilization extinction in 200 years, forming a 'Great Filter'.

Michael Garrett, a radio astronomer from the University of Manchester, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could cause the extinction of civilizations in about 200 years, forming a potential 'Great Filter'. His research, based on the Fermi Paradox and the possibility of AI's rapid advancement, emphasizes the need for heavy and continuous regulation of AI to prevent potential catastrophes.