Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as more than a dozen OpenAI, Anthropic insiders call for a slowdown

Former US President Trump has expressed that he is not concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence to cause human extinction. This stance comes as researchers from leading AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, have warned about the rapid advances in AI and proposed safeguards.

Anthropic researchers have sounded the alarm about the potential harm from AI, with one researcher, Jacob Coxon, stating that those building AI "earestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Another Anthropic scientist, Evan Hubinger, corroborated Coxon's statement, estimating a 10% chance of AI killing all humans within the next decade, according to The Indian Express.

US lawmakers from both parties have responded with concern, calling for new rules to govern AI systems. Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat, and Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, have both spoken out about the need for action, with Cruz overseeing a Senate committee with oversight of the US Commerce Department, which has in-house AI safety researchers.

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