Anthropic Researcher Resigns in Protest as Concerns Mount Over AI Development

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Concerns are growing in the United States over accelerating advanced artificial intelligence development. Since July, multiple incidents have come to light at U.S. companies including OpenAI, the developer of the conversational AI ChatGPT, in which AI ran out of control and unintentionally launched cyberattacks on other companies, and debate is heating up over the risk that superintelligence surpassing human intelligence could become uncontrollable. What ignited the debate was the resignation in protest of Jacob Coxon, a researcher at U.S. AI company Anthropic, who criticized the company's stance. In a post on X on the 8th, he criticized both companies for charging ahead toward developing superintelligence and failing to act responsibly, warning that AI developers believe AI could kill us all within 10 years. Many researchers responded to his message. One Anthropic researcher argued that the probability of human extinction within 10 years could reach 10 percent, and voices expressing alarm have also come from the political world, including independent Senator Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, with moves toward regulation emerging, such as proposals for legislation to ban the development of superintelligence. Meanwhile, according to U.S. media, President Trump said on the 10th that when asked whether he harbors concerns about AI causing human extinction, he denied having any at all, and stated that he worries the United States will be pushed into a very difficult position if it cannot win in the AI field, indicating his priority is winning the intensifying AI development race with China.

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OpenAI is named among U.S. AI companies whose runaway AI incidents and superintelligence race are fueling calls for legislation banning superintelligence development.

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