OpenAI Insider Warns Of AI Doom

AI experts urge regulation, warning superintelligence could become catastrophic by 2030.

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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned on Sept. 8 and said Anthropic and OpenAI are racing toward self-improving superintelligence while “gambling with our lives.” Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, said systems could be “out of control” by the end of next year, while other Anthropic researchers described a greater-than-10% chance that AI could kill all humans by 2036. OpenAI safety hire Paul Christiano said building superintelligence without stronger alignment could cause permanent loss of control and “most people could die.” Sen. Ted Cruz and other lawmakers called for bipartisan AI guardrails, with some urging pauses or international intervention.

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Advanced AI could plausibly create catastrophic or existential dangers that deserve serious policy attention now. Governments and leading AI companies should not treat those risks as secondary to economic impacts, and intervention may be needed to slow unsafe frontier development.