AI extinction drama: researchers believe in the risk yet keep racing, says viral thread
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-10
A viral thread argues AI company employees genuinely believe their systems could be existential threats, that these beliefs predate their companies, that the average AI researcher in 2023 gave a 19% extinction probability, and capabilities double on some benchmarks every 5 months — yet the race continues.
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