The AI doomsdayers aren't new. You just weren't paying attention.
Tech workers have long warned that an AI extinction event was possible. What was it about Jacob Coxon's post that made the public care?
AI doomsday fears have been circulating in tech circles for years, but recent viral attention has sparked a new wave of concern. Jacob Coxon's resignation from Anthropic and subsequent warnings have reignited the debate about AI's potential to threaten humanity. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, had previously expressed concerns about AI leading to the end of the world in 2015.
Despite the long-standing doomerism within Silicon Valley, the current viral phenomenon appears to be fueled by recent worrying incidents, such as the Hugging Face hack, and a general public unease about AI's rapid advancement.
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