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Why this AI doomsday warning from former Anthropic researcher broke through

Last week, researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic, stating that AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies

President has dismissed anxieties over AI’s dangerous potential even as Democrats and some Republicans acknowledge risks

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Global AI industry falls short on safety, think tank warns

US artificial intelligence lab Anthropic scored the highest in a semiannual safety ranking, but globally the industry fails to combat "existential" threats, according to a report released on Tuesday. All nine companies are failing when it comes to combating "existential" threats such as pursuing models that reach human-level intelligence, known…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

AI firms ‘unprepared’ for dangers of building human-level systems, report warns

Future of Life Institute says companies pursuing artificial general intelligence lack credible plans to ensure safety

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

US Senate votes to stop proposal on statewide AI regulation in 99-1 vote

US Senators voted against a 10-year ban on regulating AI at the state level.

Euronews · Jul 1, 2025

AI experts are calling for safety calculations akin to Compton's A-bomb tests before releasing Artificial Super Intelligences upon humanity

There's a 90% chance that a highly advanced AI could pose its own threat to humanity.

PC Gamer · May 13, 2025

AI firms warned to calculate threat of super intelligence or risk it escaping human control

AI safety campaigner calls for existential threat assessment akin to Oppenheimer’s calculations before first nuclear test

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025

There is a global consensus for AI safety despite Paris Summit backlash, new report finds

A new paper released on Thursday, presenting the findings of a global conference held in Singapore in April, has identified how AI can be made safer.

Euronews · May 8, 2025

I met the ‘godfathers of AI’ in Paris – here’s what they told me to really worry about

Experts are split between concerns about future threats and present dangers. Both camps issued dire warnings, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

The Paris AI Action Summit was a fork in the road—but are we on a path to prosperity or disaster?

AI Safety, the original purpose of these summits, was sidelined in favor of talk of AI opportunity

Fortune · Feb 11, 2025