“AI developers believe their technology could cause human extinction,” one wrote in a social media post.
“AI developers believe their technology could cause human extinction,” one wrote in a social media post.Open
An Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, said he is resigning from the company over concerns that the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to elude human control. #Anthropic #AI #technology
Two seemingly contradictory realities are true at once: - Most people find AI only modestly useful, a more clever Google search. - Many people building AI or using it obsessively worry it could severely damage or destroy humanity. Why it matters: We're living in an AI twilight zone. For many, the technology is simultaneously underwhelming in daily use and terrifying in its trajectory. - The gap between these two realities helps explain why confusion and fear are exploding across politics, AI labs and business. State of play: The AI labs are in full panic. They worry the public dislikes AI and despises data centers — and that's before Anthropic insiders went public with their latest warnings that AI could end humanity this decade. -…
Two seemingly contradictory realities are true at once: - Most people find AI only modestly useful, a more clever Google search. - Many people building AI or using it obsessively worry it could severely damage or destroy humanity. Why it matters: We're living in an AI twilight zone. For many, the technology is simultaneously underwhelming in daily use and terrifying in its trajectory. - The gap between these two realities helps explain why confusion and fear are exploding across politics, AI labs and business. State of play: The AI labs are in full panic. They worry the public dislikes AI and despises data centers — and that's before Anthropic insiders went public with their latest warnings that AI could end humanity this decade. -…Open
“What we have got to do now is light a match under the backsides of members of Congress and say, we don't have months. We don't have years. We got to move now,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders as researchers warn AI could cause human extinction.
An online panic erupted this week after millions discovered that leading AI researchers routinely debate and calculate the risk of human extinction. - Taken at face value, the odds are chilling: 10%, 20%, sometimes far higher, assigned to the possibility of AI catastrophe. Why it matters: An esoteric debate over "p(doom) " has suddenly become a gut-level question for lawmakers, investors and millions of ordinary people: Why are we racing toward a technology its own builders believe could destroy us? Driving the news: A resignation post by Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI, has drawn over 110 million views on X after he accused frontier labs of "gambling with our lives." - The warning became vastly…
An online panic erupted this week after millions discovered that leading AI researchers routinely debate and calculate the risk of human extinction. - Taken at face value, the odds are chilling: 10%, 20%, sometimes far higher, assigned to the possibility of AI catastrophe. Why it matters: An esoteric debate over "p(doom) " has suddenly become a gut-level question for lawmakers, investors and millions of ordinary people: Why are we racing toward a technology its own builders believe could destroy us? Driving the news: A resignation post by Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI, has drawn over 110 million views on X after he accused frontier labs of "gambling with our lives." - The warning became vastly…Open
Former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon sounded the alarm on rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, warning that those building the technology believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade.
The resignation of an Anthropic researcher came with a stark warning. Jacob Coxon wrote on X, "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." NYU Professor Emeritus Gary Marcus and Co-host of the "Prof G Markets" podcast Ed Elson join Katy Tur to provide their insight.
“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” That blunt admission from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon made waves Tuesday, as the just-quit 27-year-old AI researcher spilled the beans on his way out the door in a resignation thread on X. The concerns are becoming commonplace. A number of AI employees have loudly quit their companies over safety concerns over the past several months and years. Others have publicly voiced worries that the technology is moving too quickly and will one day outpace humans’ ability to control it. 0:10 A message posted by a former Anthropic employee 3:15 Are AI companies trusted to be the adults in the room? 8:45 Anthropic CEO estimates 10-25% chance…
Jacob Coxen was an AI researcher with Anthropic before he resigned from the company on Tuesday, said that there will soon be "superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources."
Researchers say concerns should be taken seriously, as they have access to AI systems that haven't yet been publicly released.