Anthropic's Evan Hubinger: >10% chance AI kills all humans this decade, no alignment plan yet
Turn_Trout · x · 2026-09-11
A thread of reposts on AI extinction risk: Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger says he sincerely believes AI could kill all humans, puts >10% odds within the next decade, and admits there is no clear plan to solve superintelligence alignment. A congresswoman also recounts Sam Altman telling lawmakers he'd trust superintelligence to run his company in 18 months, likening the situation to the film Don't Look Up.
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