The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie
The article reports on a wave of resignations and warnings from prominent AI researchers at companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic regarding the existential dangers of AI. The author argues that this internal dissent marks a significant turning point in the public and professional perception of the technology.
Why it matters
It signals a major shift in the AI industry where top-tier experts are publicly challenging the safety and trajectory of the technology they helped create.
2,044 109 582 Share The events of the last 24 hours are stunning. And not in a good way. Nothing like this has ever happened in the history of tech, and it’s unfolding right now.
Here’s a start. Maybe you’ve already heard about the guy who resigned from OpenAI. He warned that the technology could kill everybody before the end of the decade.
He made this announcement just 20 hours ago:
Source Is this really true? Maybe Coxon is just a disgruntled employee. We need to find out what other insiders think.
Source Then Alex Turner, who recently left Google, said the exact same thing.
Source Here’s what Anna Wang at Anthropic has to say.
Source Samuel Marks, a Harvard PhD who works at Anthropic, offered more details—but comes to the same conclusion.
Source Jason Wolfe at OpenAI is also worried.
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