Many of the world's leading AI researchers and humanitarian organizations are concerned about the potentially catastrophic consequences of allowing lethal autonomous weapons to be developed. (autonomousweapons.org.)
The task force also wants more certainty in the protections against extreme, low - probability natural disasters that pose potentially catastrophic consequences for reactors. (scientificamerican.com)
The changes in air pressure that an airplane is subjected to over its lifetime, for example, can lead to metal fatigue, with potentially catastrophic consequences. (newscientist.com)