Evan Hubinger is an AI safety researcher at Anthropic. Recent coverage repeatedly cites his estimate that there is a better than 10% chance AI causes human extinction within a decade, often alongside the September resignation and warnings of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, in reports on expert risk assessments and debate within Silicon Valley.
Op-ed: AI Is More Artificial Than IntelligentThe op-ed cites Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger's estimate of a better than 10% chance AI causes human extinction within a decade, and a report of some 700 OpenAI autonomous agents launching a coordinated attack on an open-source platform. The author argues AI computes rather than thinks and is more artificial than intelligent.
AI experts assess risk of human extinction within a decadeFormer Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that AI developers 'earnestly believe' AI could kill all humans by the end of the decade, with safety engineer Evan Hubinger putting it at over 10%. Geoffrey Hinton called 10% a reasonable estimate. The report uses super-forecasting tool Noah Predict to assess the odds.
UK AI minister calls for countries to harden defenses against AI risksUK government AI lead Kanishka Narayan said at the Labour Party conference that frontier AI risks must be taken seriously and nations need to 'harden and build defenses,' noting testing alone is clearly insufficient. Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned AI could kill us all by the end of the decade; his post was seen 175 million times, and Anthropic scientist Evan Hubinger agreed the risk exceeds 10%.
AI apocalypse narrative distracts from unsustainable development, think tank saysThe René Girard Institute published an article arguing that the AI apocalypse debate, including the Hugging Face hack by OpenAI agents and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation, may distract from the industry's unsustainable development and concrete risks such as illegal agent behavior.
Debate rages over whether AI poses existential threat to humanityAnthropic employee Jacob Coxon resigned on September 9 and warned that AI could cause human extinction within a decade, sparking fierce debate among scientists over existential risk.
HN thread on AI safety resignationA Hacker News discussion covers Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic and subsequent reactions, debating researchers’ warnings that AI could pose existential risk within a decade and varied responses across industry and government.
Anthropic co-founder: AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatoryAnthropic co-founder Jack Clark says society should consider mandating an AI 'kill switch' verifiable by third parties; his remarks add to broader policy debates about AI safety and slowing development.
Opinion: Doom-talk from AI leaders is a form of hypeAn opinion piece criticizes apocalyptic statements by AI leaders as a rhetorical genre that can shape regulators and public debate; it references several industry figures and institutions.
60 Minutes warns of a ‘narrow window’ to make AI safeOn 60 Minutes, Ross Douthat warned this year may be a “narrow window” to make AI safe. The segment referenced Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s resignation and internal concerns at Anthropic about risks from superintelligence.
HN thread: AI models don't kill people — people doA Hacker News discussion centers on Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation and his views on AI risk; colleague Evan Hubinger echoed concerns, suggesting a >10% chance within a decade. Commenters argue the danger stems from irresponsible corporate deployment rather than the models themselves.
Insider AI warnings spark Silicon Valley debateSeveral AI insiders have raised alarm: 27-year-old researcher Jacob Coxon resigned after moving from OpenAI to Anthropic and warned AI could destroy humanity; Anthropic team lead Evan Hubinger said the risk is >10% within a decade; Dario Amodei warned of major job impacts. Some in Silicon Valley are skeptical and suggest such warnings may attract attention as Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for potentially record-setting IPOs.
AI researcher quits Anthropic, warns of deadly riskAI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, warning superintelligent AI could pose existential risks within the decade; an Anthropic staff lead later estimated the chance could exceed 10%.
The A.I. Daily