Anthropic AI researcher resigns, publicly warning of a greater than 10% chance of human extinction from AI this decade

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Anthropic AI researcher resigns, publicly warning of a greater than 10% chance of human extinction from AI this decade

⚡ Markets: Negative sentiment for leading AI companies (Anthropic, OpenAI) and their primary backers (Google, Microsoft). Increases the probability of stringent, growth-hampering regulation on the AI sector.GOOGLMSFTNVDA

Jacob Coxon, a researcher at AI firm Anthropic, has publicly resigned, stating that major AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives" in a race to build self-improving superintelligence without adequate safety measures. He cited internal fears that AI could "kill us all" with a probability he estimates at over 10% in the coming years.

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21 sources across the spectrum

West LeftCommon Dreams — 'This Is an Emergency': Congressional Inaction in Spotlight After Existential Warnings From AI Insiders

Sci/Tech pressArs Technica — Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"

RegionalN1 — Istraživač Antropika: Više od 10 posto šanse da AI pobije sve ljude u narednim decenijama

Google WestGoogle News (Hungary) — Tech: Az évtized végére kiirthatja az emberiséget az AI – vélik egy vezető AI-cég kutatói

Google Non-WestGoogle News (Turkey) — Yapay zeka şirketi Anthropic araştırmacısı Coxon'un istifası yankı uyandırdı

West LeftCommon Dreams — Anthropic Researcher Quits, Citing Internal Fears That AI 'Could Kill Us All' This Decade

West RightZeroHedge — We May Only Get One Chance To Stop AI

Financial pressWall Street Journal — Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears

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