OpenAI recursive self-improvement researcher warns of 70% 'human extinction' odds in 3 years
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-11
Per Polymarket: a researcher working on recursive self-improvement at OpenAI warns there is a 70% chance of "human extinction" within 3 years unless AI labs coordinate a slowdown in development.
One of the most aggressive internal-lab statements on extinction risk to date.
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