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Fresh warnings from artificial intelligence insiders have reignited a persistent debate over whether highly advanced systems could slip beyond human oversight and threaten humanity's survival, raising questions over whether tech firms are taking sufficient steps to avert such outcomes.

The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco-based firm behind the Claude model, suggested the sector must slow down. He cautioned on Saturday that a network of AI agents could conceivably seize control of the internet within six months to a year if companies do not focus more on implementing safeguards.