OpenAI Researcher Claims 70% Odds of Human Extinction Within Three Years Without Slowdown

An OpenAI researcher working on recursive self-improvement warned via Polymarket that without coordinated slowdown across frontier labs, the odds of human extinction within three years reach 70%. The claim sparked a heated debate, with critics like Dave Shapiro dismissing it as another failed doom prediction.

2026-09-11 ~ 2026-09-11 · 4 related posts

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