Anthropic's Alignment Science lead says there is a ">10%" chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade and is worried about recursive self-improvement (Evan Hubinger/@evanhub)

TechmemeSeptember 9, 2026en

Evan Hubinger / @evanhub : Anthropic's Alignment Science lead says there is a “>10%” chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade and is worried about recursive self-improvement — Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.

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