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Anthropic employee warns of >10% AI extinction risk, admits lack of safety plan

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A senior employee at Anthropic expressed significant concerns about AI safety, stating there is a greater than 10% chance that advanced AI could lead to human extinction within the next decade. He admitted that Anthropic currently lacks a plan to ensure that Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) would be aligned and harmless. Predictions for when ASI might be achieved range from a few years to over a decade. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential existential risks from advanced AI and raises questions about the preparedness of leading AI labs.

RANK_REASON Senior employee's opinion/warning about AI safety risks and company's lack of a plan.

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Anthropic employee warns of >10% AI extinction risk, admits lack of safety plan

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ‘On Tuesday night, a senior employee at Anthropic admitted he believed there was a greater than 10% chance the technology could “kill all humans” in the next de

    ‘On Tuesday night, a senior employee at Anthropic admitted he believed there was a greater than 10% chance the technology could “kill all humans” in the next decade and warned that his AI company did not have a plan to ensure ASI was aligned, meaning it did no harm. Predictions f…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/ai-superintelligence-ri…

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