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Anthropic Researchers Warn of Over 10% Risk of AI-Caused Human Extinction

September 9, 2026
oecd:2026-09-09-7113View source ↗

What happened

Evan Hubinger, AI safety lead at Anthropic, publicly warned that there is over a 10% chance superintelligent AI could cause human extinction within the next decade. His statement followed the resignation of colleague Jacob Coxon, who criticized leading AI labs for racing to develop advanced AI without sufficient safety measures.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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Anthropic Researchers Warn of Over 10% Risk of AI-Caused Human Extinction
2026-09-09