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Catherina Gioino

It's 'more likely than not' humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be 'duct tape that will fall off later'

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Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher told the New York City Council on Monday humanity is more likely than not to lose control of advanced AI, doubling down on the warning he issued when he quit last month.

“On the current path, I think it is more likely than not that humanity loses control to these AIs, and it could end in human extinction,” said Coxon, who resigned from Anthropic in September after saying AI companies were “gambling” with human lives.

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