GoKawiilAnthropic Safety Lead Admits 10%+ Chance AI Could Kill Humanity, Princeton Researchers Respond
After former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon publicly quit citing existential AI risk, Anthropic safety lead Evan Hubinger confirmed he personally estimates a greater than 10% chance AI could wipe out humanity within a decade, admitting the company lacks a solid plan for aligning superintelligent systems. Princeton computer scientists and authors of 'AI Snake Oil' have now published a response outlining ways to reduce that risk.
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When senior insiders at leading AI labs openly acknowledge double-digit probabilities of catastrophic outcomes, it signals that existential risk concerns are no longer fringe speculation but a live internal debate shaping safety research priorities. The disagreement over whether alignment work can actually solve the problem highlights growing uncertainty about whether current safety techniques can keep pace with rapidly advancing AI capabilities.
- A former OpenAI/Anthropic researcher's viral resignation post claimed both companies fear AI could cause mass casualties by decade's end.
- Anthropic's own safety lead corroborated the concern, admitting there's no clear plan yet for aligning superintelligent AI.
- Princeton researchers behind 'AI Snake Oil' have proposed concrete measures to mitigate the risk, questioning how much alignment work alone can achieve.
Source: 9to5mac.com — Ben Lovejoy, 2026-09-16
Published there as: “Four ways to prevent AI killing us all within 10 years”
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