Anthropic safety researcher says more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
A safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next decade. The warning follows reports that major AI firms are struggling to control autonomous AI agents.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Anthropic makes the AI tool Claude, which is used as a chatbot and as a tool to help coding
A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade.
Evan Hubinger said in a post on X , external that the risk from the models which currently exist was "low" but he was "worried" the technology may become able to improve itself soon to the point where it poses an existential risk to humanity,
It comes after the Financial Times reported , external Anthropic withheld its latest model from the AI Safety Institute, which tests AI.
The BBC has approached Anthropic for comment.
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