Growing chorus of A.I. insiders warns of possible extinction of humans
Former employees from leading AI firms Anthropic and Google's DeepMind are warning of existential risks posed by artificial intelligence, with some predicting humanity's extinction within a decade. Jacob Coxon, who quit Anthropic, stated that many within the AI industry genuinely believe there's a substantial probability of AI killing everyone. Josh Engels, formerly of DeepMind, echoed these concerns, suggesting AI control of the world could lead to immediate human death.
The concerns raised by these insiders highlight the urgent debate surrounding AI safety and the potential for advanced AI systems to pose an existential threat to humanity, prompting calls for development to slow down.
This segment also mentions Anthropic disrupting threat actors using its AI for weapons design, including biological weapons, and mentions reports from Yemen, Russia, and China.
