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Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon, who raised early concerns about the dire risks of artificial intelligence
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"On the current path, I think it is more likely than not that humanity loses control to these AIs, and it could end in human extinction," he told a packed room.
Key facts
- Elon Musk's SpaceXAI was the only company called to testify not in attendance, even after the city issued a subpoena to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last week, requiring that he or another representative
- WATCH: Former FTC chief technologist Neil Chilson on agency probe into OpenAI, Anthropic
- Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner warned that "misaligned" artificial intelligence could prove more dangerous than China's aggressive development push during a New York City Council
- Anthropic sent Logan Graham, the head of its Frontier Red Team, to testify, while OpenAI was represented by Morgan Dwyer, the company's head of policy development and operations
Summary
Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner warned that "misaligned" artificial intelligence could prove more dangerous than China's aggressive development push during a New York City Council meeting on Monday. "China is not our only potential adversary," he said. The comments followed a question from New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin on how to balance frontier model development in the context of the technology race with China. Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon, who raised early concerns about the dire risks of artificial intelligence, called out the industry's "extremely reckless" approach to development during the meeting.