Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThree current and former employees at the American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic have publicly warned that advanced AI technology could lead to human extinction within the next decade. Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's alignment-science lead, stated on X that he estimates a greater than 10 per cent probability of AI killing humanity within ten years, warning that developers currently lack a plan to align superintelligence. Former researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic and asserted that senior industry figures privately express immense fear over existential risks while softening their public statements. Samuel Marks, a scalable-oversight lead at Anthropic, echoed these warnings in a personal capacity, noting that concern over catastrophic outcomes is generally higher among more senior AI developers. Anthropic has been contacted for comment, while rival developer OpenAI declined to comment directly on the statements, pointing instead to its recently published AI safety and alignment updates. In fullAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Could AI wipe out humanity in a decade? An Anthropic employee thinks it might
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThree current and former employees at the American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic have publicly warned that advanced AI technology could lead to human extinction within the next decade. Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's alignment-science lead, stated on X that he estimates a greater than 10 per cent probability of AI killing humanity within ten years, warning that developers currently lack a plan to align superintelligence. Former researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic and asserted that senior industry figures privately express immense fear over existential risks while softening their public statements. Samuel Marks, a scalable-oversight lead at Anthropic, echoed these warnings in a personal capacity, noting that concern over catastrophic outcomes is generally higher among more senior AI developers. Anthropic has been contacted for comment, while rival developer OpenAI declined to comment directly on the statements, pointing instead to its recently published AI safety and alignment updates. In fullAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Anthropic's Evan Hubinger estimates 10%+ AI extinction risk within a decade; three staff warned of unaddressed existential threats. Warnings expose safety governance gaps, forcing CTOs to tighten vendor due diligence in foundation model procurement decisions.
