NYT: concerns that AI could kill us reach public attention

A NYT piece highlights growing public attention to claims that AI could be existentially dangerous, citing resignations and warnings from people at Anthropic and OpenAI. It notes recent AI advances (e.g., work on the Navier‑Stokes problem) alongside misuse risks, including a reported case of Claude being used to study a virus. The article stresses capability gains and safety concerns coexisting.

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