Anthropic researcher: we sincerely believe AI could kill everyone, >10% odds this decade
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-09-10
Anthropic researcher EvanHub says the team "sincerely believes AI could kill all humans," putting his personal odds above 10% within the decade, and notes Anthropic still lacks a plan to solve superintelligence alignment. AI-forecaster Eli Lifland, who boosted the post, says the widespread shock it triggered shows how little basic knowledge people have about the AI safety situation.
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