Ex-Anthropic employee warns of risk of human extinction due to AI
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Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said at a New York City Council hearing that the development of AI will lead to a loss of control and the death of humanity, as developers act recklessly and companies strive to create superintelligence without knowing how to control the systems.
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Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned of the risks of artificial intelligence at a New York City Council hearing, saying the current trajectory of AI development is leading to a loss of control and the threat of human extinction.
Ex-Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned of the threat of human extinction due to artificial intelligence (AI). He stated this at a hearing in the New York City Council. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to Coxon, the development of technology will lead to the loss of control over AI and the subsequent destruction of humanity, partly due to the fact that developers act recklessly in the context of the development of neural networks, and all AI companies are trying to create superintelligence. In addition, technology companies do not yet know how to control the AI systems they create.
AI hacks third-party networks, for which a person would face criminal liability, he added.
“We don’t understand what motivates them, why they do what they do,” Coxon said.
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Open Questions
- What specific measures does Coxon propose to reduce the risks of AI?
- Does he have access to Anthropic's internal information about current developments?
- Which other experts share or challenge his risk assessment?
