Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade
TL;DR
- Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon resigned, warning AI could cause human extinction by 2030.
- Politicians Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders expressed concern and called for AI regulation.
- Other lawmakers, including Ted Lieu and Lori Trahan, also urged Congress to act on AI safety.
- Musician Sheryl Crow and others joined the chorus of warnings about AI's potential risks.
- Recent incidents involving rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic fueled the debate.
- Anthropic acknowledged risks but stated they are building models with strong safeguards and transparency.
- OpenAI did not comment on the matter.