PauseAI calls emergency Westminster protest citing 'HF attack' and AI extinction risk
birchlse · x · 2026-09-16
PauseAI UK announced an emergency protest outside Westminster within 24 hours, aiming to make the PM hear public and expert concern about AI risk.
The group ties the action to two triggers: media coverage of extinction risk following Jacob Coxon's resignation, and the so-called "Hugging Face attack," which they say proved AI agents can autonomously hack companies with relentless persistence — warning future, smarter AIs would pursue goals just as relentlessly.
The underlying autonomous-attack narrative is itself heavily disputed, making this a case study in turning contested safety claims into policy mobilization.
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