A senior safety researcher at Anthropic stated that there is more than a 10 percent chance artificial intelligence “could kill all humans” by the end of the decade, according to The Verge. The remark came shortly after a colleague, Jacob Coxon, announced his resignation from the company in a post on X, citing what he described as a lax approach to safety. Coxon, who has trained AI systems at Anthropic and previously worked at OpenAI, accused both companies of “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”
Why it matters
The statements come from researchers inside a leading AI lab, indicating internal concern about how quickly companies are developing advanced systems they may not be able to control.
Who should care
Policymakers, AI safety researchers, and those following the competitive dynamics between major AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI.