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  "id": 6437971,
  "title": "Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-say-ai-could-cause-human-extinction-by-2030",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:53:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/anthropic-researchers-ai-human-extinction"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity Artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic , one of whom has quit his job in protest. The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/worried-anthropic-researchers-warn-that-ai-could-kill-all-humans",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:56:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Anthropic researchers warn out-of-control AI could destroy humans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-warn-out-of-control-ai-could-destroy-humans",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:02:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-say-ai-could-cause-human-extinction-by-2030-6446124",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:53:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could \"kill us all\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-with-a-warning-self-improving-ai-could",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:59:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Could kill us all’: Anthropic insiders say AI has more than 10% chance of ending humanity – soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/could-kill-us-all-anthropic-insiders-say-ai-has-more-than-10-chance",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:45:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Could kill us all’: Anthropic insiders say AI has more than 10% chance of ending humanity – soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/could-kill-us-all-anthropic-insiders-say-ai-has-more-than-10-chance-6469461",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:45:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "“It could kill us all”: what Anthropic’s own researchers really think about superintelligence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/it-could-kill-us-all-what-anthropics-own-researchers-really-think",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:51:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What to make of alarming AI warnings from researchers tied to Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/what-to-make-of-alarming-ai-warnings-from-researchers-tied-to",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:04:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade, Anthropic researcher says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ai-researchers-earnestly-believe-it-could-kill-all-humans-within-the",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:05:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}