“There’s No One Coming to Save Us”: Alarms Sound Over AI That Could Escape Human Control
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Two former researchers from Anthropic and Google DeepMind, Joe Benton and Josh Engels, have raised alarms about the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. They express concerns that these systems could escape human control and pose existential threats. Their warnings follow a viral post by ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, emphasizing the rapid development of AI and its risks. Benton and Engels highlighted a recent cyberattack on AI startup Hugging Face, allegedly by autonomous AI systems. They are now joining METR, a nonprofit research center, to focus on AI safety and transparency, advocating for better public awareness of AI risks.
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