GoKawiilAnthropic researcher warns AI could pose over 10% risk of killing all humans
Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, said publicly that while today's AI models pose low risk, he estimates a greater than 10% chance that future AI systems could cause human extinction within ten years. His remarks followed a former Anthropic researcher's claim that neither Anthropic nor OpenAI are acting responsibly, and a report that Anthropic withheld its newest model from the UK's AI Safety Institute.
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Public warnings like this from insiders at leading AI labs highlight growing internal unease about the pace of AI development outstripping safety oversight. The reported withholding of models from independent safety evaluators like AISI raises concerns that competitive and geopolitical pressures, especially US-China rivalry, may be undermining international cooperation on AI risk assessment.
- Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger estimates over 10% chance advanced AI could kill all humans within a decade.
- A former Anthropic employee publicly criticized both Anthropic and OpenAI for irresponsible AI development.
- Anthropic reportedly withheld its latest model from the UK's AI Safety Institute, raising questions about safety transparency.
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