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Silicon Valley Escalates Warnings About Existential Risks of AI
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For years, some of the leading figures in Silicon Valley have warned that artificial intelligence might pose an existential threat to humanity even as they pushed to develop the technology. This week, the high-profile resignation of an Anthropic researcher brought that conversation to the mainstream. Jacob Coxon, a rank-and-file staffer, quit his job and accused both his former employers — Anthropic and OpenAI — of “gambling with our lives” by “racing toward super-intelligent AI.”
For years, some of the leading figures in Silicon Valley have warned that artificial intelligence might pose an existential threat to humanity even as they pushed to develop the technology. This week, the high-profile resignation of an Anthropic researcher brought that conversation to the mainstream.Jacob Coxon, a rank-and-file staffer, quit his job and accused both his former employers — Anthropic and OpenAI — of “gambling with our lives” by “racing toward super-intelligent AI.” Coxon said the