What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
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AI researcher Jacob Coxon recently said he quit Anthropic because the company is "gambling with our lives" regarding AI risk.
An AI safety lead at Anthropic responded by declaring the company believes there's greater than a 10% chance that AI could kill all humanity within a decade. In a podcast discussion, TechCrunch journalists explain their skepticism about these warnings — partly because the percentages seem made up, and because these companies may be promoting their models' power by dramatizing the risks.
The AI industry seems to be having its loudest debate yet about whether its technology poses an existential threat to humanity.
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