US President Donald Trump dismissed rising concerns over the alleged threat posed by artificial intelligence to human existence, saying his priority was to maintain an edge over China.
Trump said he had no such concerns While the researchers warned that the technology could lead to human extinction.
I have concerns that if we don’t win AI, we’re going to be put in a very bad position. I would say a year, which is, you know, considered a lot. Coxon, who said he had worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI over the past 3 years, accused the two leading AI companies of taking unacceptable risks with technology he believes could pose an existential threat to humanity.
Trump, who was asked if he had any apprehension over AI, said, “No, I don’t have any. Trump, who remained unperturbed by the warning, said, “We are leading China right now by a pretty good period. Issuing a stark warning, Coxon said, “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
Agreeing with Coxon, a current Anthropic employee, Evan Hubinger said, “I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. The concerns have also acknowledge within the AI industry itself.
Which cited people familiar with the matter, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees this week that the company was weighing a slower pace of development for its most advanced AI systems and would prefer to see rival firms take a similar approach, according to Bloomberg.
