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AI Researchers Warn of Existential Risk | Yakima News
A 27-year-old Anthropic researcher quit and warned that AI could end humanity by the end of the decade, sparking alarm among peers who fear a rush toward uncontrollable superintelligence. Evan Hubinger, also at Anthropic, echoed these fears, estimating less than a 10% chance of avoiding extinction—but admitted no real plan exists to prevent it. Anthropic’s CEO warns of catastrophic engineering risks, while U.S. regulation lags behind China’s proactive rules on AI transparency and safety. With no public standards and companies self-policing, the race to build smarter AI continues—with…
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