Anthropic · OpenAI · Instagram · Fortune Technology
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To quote another viral social media clip of Heather Gay from a 2024 episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (and at the risk of seeming glib), Fortune need “Receipts, proof, timelines, screenshots, f*cking everything!”
Key facts
- His X post on Sept. 8 has gone mega-viral, racking up over 150 million views as of this writing
- To quote another viral social media clip of Heather Gay from a 2024 episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (and at the risk of seeming glib), they need “Receipts, proof, timelines, screenshots, f*cking everything
- As their editor Jeremy Kahn and colleagues discussed earlier today, anxiety about AI has reached all-time highs following recent revelations about OpenAI’s AI agents escaping their sandbox and hacking
- Anthropic’s current head of alignment re-posted Coxon, noting that he is “correct” that “They do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans
Summary
Another day, another doomsday AI post that leaves the public feeling unsettled, anxious, and unsure what to do next. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,” Coxon said. Anthropic’s current head of alignment re-posted Coxon, noting that he is “correct” that “we do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!” He estimates there’s a greater than 10% chance it could happen within the next decade. While Coxon is far from the first to warn about the perils of AI, his message might be the first to truly break into the mainstream. There are a few theories as to why Coxon’s post has spread further than previous warnings about AI.