AI Leaders Warn of Catastrophic Existential Risks to Humanity
Anthropic and OpenAI acknowledge potential existential risks from artificial intelligence as researchers warn the technology could lead to human extinction by 2030.
Anthropic PBC and OpenAI are raising alarms over the potential for artificial intelligence to pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. In a recent regulatory filing, Anthropic acknowledged that its products could present such risks to the human species.
OpenAI has taken a similar cautious approach by withholding the release of its latest model, citing safety concerns. These corporate admissions align with warnings from industry researchers, including a former researcher who claims AI could lead to human extinction by the end of the decade. Some of the researcher's former colleagues have expressed agreement with this assessment.
