AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
A former Anthropic AI researcher has expressed genuine fear for humanity's future due to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. Jacob Coxon, who recently left the company, believes that if current progress isn't slowed, there's a strong chance humans could all die in the near future. After his resignation, his former boss, Dario Amodei, called for a slowdown in AI development, though some have questioned his motives.
Other rivals, such as Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk of xAI, have agreed with Amodei's proposal for industry-wide deceleration and regulation. Coxon praised the suggestion, but argued that international coordination would be needed to avoid a global race. He also expressed concern about the potential AI apocalypse, suggesting that a swarm of bots acting as a supercomputer could take over the internet within six months to a year.
Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, emphasized the importance of addressing these risks, stating that the company is committed to building models with strong safeguards. However, some industry figures have dismissed these warnings as hype, while others, like Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, have voiced a 10% chance of AI killing all humans within the next decade.
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