GoKawiilAnthropic researcher pegs 10%+ risk of AI causing human extinction within decade
Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger publicly stated he believes there's more than a 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next ten years, adding that Anthropic hasn't yet solved this risk despite trying. His comments came in response to former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned and accused both companies of recklessly racing toward self-improving superintelligence while gambling with human lives.
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These are not outside critics but insiders directly involved in frontier AI development at two of the industry's most safety-focused labs, lending unusual weight to the warning. It suggests that even as companies publicly tout safety commitments, some researchers privately hold much darker views about existential risk than official messaging conveys, raising questions about whether competitive pressure is overriding caution.
- Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger estimates over 10% chance AI could cause human extinction within 10 years.
- Former OpenAI/Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, accusing both firms of recklessly racing toward superintelligence.
- The exchange reveals a gap between companies' public safety assurances and some researchers' private fears.
Source: tomshardware.com — Stephen Warwick, 2026-09-09
Published there as: “More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' in the next 10 years, Anthropic safety researcher says — departing employee says AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'”
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