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Anthropic researchers warn of AI existential risk, citing 10% extinction chance

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Two prominent researchers from Anthropic have publicly voiced extreme concerns about the existential risks posed by advanced AI. Jacob Coxon, a pre-training researcher, resigned citing fears that companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are rushing towards self-improving superintelligence, potentially leading to human extinction by 2030. Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's Alignment Science lead, corroborated these fears, stating he personally believes there's a greater than 10% chance of AI-caused human extinction within the next decade and admitted Anthropic has no current plan to solve alignment for superintelligence. AI

IMPACT Raises significant concerns about AI safety and the pace of development, potentially influencing industry practices and public perception of AI risks.

RANK_REASON Commentary from internal researchers at a major AI lab expressing existential risk concerns.

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Anthropic researchers warn of AI existential risk, citing 10% extinction chance

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  1. dev.to — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Auton AI News ·

    10% Chance AI Kills Us by 2030, Warns Jacob Coxon

    <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p> <ul> <li>Anthropic pre-training researcher Jacob Coxon resigned on September 8, 2026, warning publicly that those building AI “earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”</li> <li>Anthropic’s Alignment Science lead …

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