{
  "id": 9235542,
  "title": "AI race needs a brake pedal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ai-race-needs-a-brake-pedal-9235542",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260923/ai-race-needs-a-brake-pedal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, recently left the company, expressing concern over the industry's lack of caution regarding the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence. Shortly after Coxon's departure, Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, penned an essay detailing the need for collaboration between industry and government to regulate the rapid advancement of frontier AI technologies, preventing them from surpassing human control.\n\nThese sentiments are not entirely new. Geoffrey Hinton, a prominent computer scientist often referred to as the \"Godfather of Artificial Intelligence,\" has estimated a 10 to 20 percent chance that highly advanced AI could ultimately lead to humanity's extinction within the next thirty years. Although these odds may seem alarming, they suggest an 80 to 90 percent chance of survival. So, how can we improve the likelihood of this more favorable outcome? There are measures that could help steer humanity towards the safer end of Hinton's odds.\n\nCollaboration between the United States and China is a crucial starting point, as these two nations hold the greatest sway over the future trajectory of AI development. Amodei's proposal for embedded safety mechanisms in AI systems represents another potential avenue for increasing the likelihood of a positive outcome. While no solution is certain, implementing these conditions could make a significant difference in ensuring that the development of AI remains under human control and does not pose an existential threat to our species.",
  "summary": "Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, recently resigned from the company, citing the industry’s disregard for the risk that artificial intelligence (AI) could annihilate humanity. Days later, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay outlining how and why industry and government must come together to pace frontier AI development to avoid it slipping beyond human control. Others quickly…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "AI race needs a brake pedal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ai-race-needs-a-brake-pedal",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:02:03.000Z"
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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."
}