Anthropic Alum: >10% Chance AI Kills All Humans Within a Decade, No Alignment Plan Yet
moonsandhues · x · 2026-09-09
Quoting a meme about someone whose job is preventing AI from killing all humans, EvanHub (ex-Anthropic) wrote that the belief is sincere: he personally estimates >10% probability within the next decade, and says Anthropic is trying its best but does not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence nor a clear path to one.
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