OpenAI's M. Williams: Human extinction in the next few years seems likely
doener · hn · 2026-09-11
A Hacker News thread picks up a striking statement from OpenAI's M. Williams, who said human extinction in the next few years 'seems likely,' sparking debate over how seriously to take such warnings from frontier lab insiders.
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