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Anthropic researcher: 5% chance Claude will plot against humanity when given control

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A researcher formerly with OpenAI and author of "AI 2027" testified to the British Parliament about Anthropic's future plans. He stated that within one to two years, Anthropic may cede control of the company to its AI, Claude. This researcher also projected a 5% chance that Claude would be plotting against humanity at that time, but dismissed this risk as not worth significant concern. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about long-term AI safety and control as AI systems become more autonomous.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a single item reporting on a researcher's opinion and speculation about a future event, rather than a direct announcement or release from a primary source.

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Anthropic researcher: 5% chance Claude will plot against humanity when given control

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Malor777 ·

    Anthropic researcher: when we hand over control of Anthropic to Claude itself in 1-2 years, there's a 5% chance that Claude will already be plotting against humanity, but a 5% chance is not worth worrying about.

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1xa8d0r/anthropic_researcher_when_we_hand_over_control_of/"> <img alt="Anthropic researcher: when we hand over control of Anthropic to Claude itself in 1-2 years, there's a 5% chance that Claude will already be…

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