Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"

An AI researcher has left Anthropic to publicly warn that the industry is gambling with human safety by pursuing self-improving superintelligence. Other internal experts have corroborated the concern, suggesting there is a non-zero probability that future AI models could pose an existential threat.
Why it matters
Internal dissent at leading AI labs highlights growing concerns regarding the safety and long-term alignment of frontier artificial intelligence.
Well, we had a good run Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could “kill us all” “We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!”
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