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  "id": 6408580,
  "title": "Anthropic insiders warn AI could kill all humans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-insiders-warn-ai-could-kill-all-humans",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-insiders-warn-ai-could-kill-all-humans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Anthropic researchers have publicly expressed chilling concerns about out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI), warning that it could destroy humans this decade. Jacob Coxon, who recently resigned from the company, wrote on X that \"the people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.\" Anthropic's alignment-science lead Evan Hubinger echoed these sentiments, stating that he personally believes there is a 10% chance that AI could cause human extinction within the next decade. Samuel Marks, Anthropic's scalable-oversight lead, added that \"AI developers believe their technology could cause human extinction (or similarly bad outcomes)\" and that this could happen in the next few years. The researchers' warnings come just days after top OpenAI executives, including CEO Sam Altman, expressed similar concerns about AI reaching a scary, uncontrollable phase. Despite the dire warnings, the AI companies continue to move forward at a rapid pace, even as they call for regulation or a global pause on AI development. This shared dilemma highlights the urgent need for a solution to the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful AI models.",
  "summary": "Three Anthropic researchers went public last night with chilling concerns about out-of-control AI , warning it could destroy humans this decade. Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon wrote on X, after resigning Tuesday to sound the alarm: \"The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-says-ai-firms-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:59:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T05:29:37.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-says-ai-has-more-than-10-chance-of-killing-all",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:06:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic with dire warning about safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/gambling-with-our-lives-ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-with-dire",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:32.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI labs are ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-warns-ai-labs-are-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:23:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' in the next 10 years, Anthropic safety researcher says — departing employee says AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/more-than-10-chance-ai-could-kill-all-humans-in-the-next-10-years",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:26:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:31:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "AI researcher quits Anthropic, says frontier AI labs “gambling with our lives”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-says-frontier-ai-labs-gambling-with-our",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:23:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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