A WHAT percent chance of extinction?!?
Anthropic researcher Coxon quit over superintelligence risks; 1,400+ industry employees demand government pacing regulation. Key signal for tech leaders: AI executives warn existential risks yet accelerate development; competitive pressure overrides governance concerns.
The Slatest
Sept 09, 20266:18 PM
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People have worried about artificial intelligence destroying humanity since A.I. existed only in science fiction. But the latest warning comes from someone worth listening to: A researcher at Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude, just quit out of fear that the industry is barreling toward creating A.I. systems that could bring about Armageddon.
Who is this guy?
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[Writing this in a personal capacity, not on behalf of my employer (Anthropic).]Jacob’s thread is very worth reading. Here’s my…
