'Extinction' warnings ramp up as more OpenAI, Anthropic researchers join calls for an AI slowdown
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Researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly warning that AI development is moving too fast and poses existential risks (threats to humanity's survival) to civilization, with some estimating over a 10% chance of catastrophic outcomes. Their concerns center on recursive self-improvement (AI systems that can automatically upgrade their own performance), which they say currently lacks any proven scientific solution to control safely. Both companies have experienced security incidents involving their AI models, prompting senior employees to call for slowing down AI development.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/openai-anthropic-ai-safety-slowdown-extinction.html
First tracked: September 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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