OpenAI recursive self-improvement researcher warns of 70% human extinction risk in 3 years
Yamapama · x · 2026-09-11
Per a Polymarket breaking alert, a researcher at OpenAI working on recursive self-improvement claims there is a 70% chance of "human extinction" within 3 years unless labs coordinate a slowdown. The warning drew mockery across AI Twitter, highlighting the ongoing tension between doomer predictions inside alignment circles and external pushback.
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