A leading AI researcher has resigned, warning that unchecked artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity within the coming years. The former employee, along with two colleagues at industry giant Anthropic, claims the tech sector is failing to address the risks adequately. Their concerns were shared publicly on social media, highlighting a growing divide between industry practices and the urgency of potential dangers. The warnings follow similar alarms raised by researchers at other major AI firms, including OpenAI.
One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanityArtificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic, one of whom has quit his job in protest.The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned because Anthropic and his previous employer, OpenAI, were ignoring or, at best, mishandling their response to the threat. Continue reading...
