OpenAI, Anthropic Insiders Warn
AI insiders urge caution as allies and skeptics clash over extinction warnings.
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The reporting
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying OpenAI and Anthropic were 'racing straight to self-improving superintelligence'; his posts drew more than 165 million views on X. Anthropic alignment lead Evan Hubinger put the chance of AI killing all humans within the next decade above 10%, while Joe Benton and Josh Engels left Anthropic and Google DeepMind safety roles citing extinction-level risks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees the company could slow cutting-edge AI development to align with peer labs, while President Donald Trump said he had no AI-extinction concerns.
Analysis & opinion
AI existential riskMostly Left
Superintelligent AI could pose a catastrophic threat to humanity that deserves serious attention. Because companies have incentives to race ahead, governments need to step in before survival is left to private competition.
Overblown AI panicMostly Right
Fear about AI doom is being inflated into an unsupported moral panic. Policymakers and the public should not let dramatic warnings or high-profile resignations drive an overreaction.
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