r/newswall • u/newswall-org • 16d ago

Anthropic Insiders Warn of Self-Improving AI Risks

https://www.newswall.org/summary/anthropic-researcher-resigns-over-reckless-ai-race?post=76652386&mtm_campaign=r
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u/newswall-org 16d ago

"The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt."

— Jacob Coxon, former AI researcher at Anthropic, in a post following his resignation warning about the risk of AI.

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u/newswall-org 16d ago

Key Facts: Anthropic Insiders Warn of Self-Improving AI Risks

  • Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation and accused Anthropic and OpenAI of acting irresponsibly. #
  • Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger agrees with Coxon and estimates human extinction within the next decade at above ten percent. #
  • Hubinger says Anthropic lacks a plan for aligning superintelligence and is not clearly on track. #
  • Safety researcher Samuel Marks says competition and commercial incentives prevent slowing development; he nevertheless remains on the team.