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Why a decade of doomsday warnings failed to slow the AI race
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For over a decade, prominent scientists and industry figures have warned that advanced artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. Despite these persistent doomsday predictions, ranging from remarks by Stephen Hawking to recent researcher resignations, the rapid development and pursuit of AI technology have continued unabated across the tech sector.
WHY IT MATTERS
This story highlights the ongoing tension between catastrophic safety warnings and the relentless commercial and technological momentum driving the artificial intelligence industry forward.
From Stephen Hawking to Jacob Coxonโs viral Anthropic resignation, fears that AI could threaten humanity have shaken the industry without stopping its pursuit Before an Anthropic researcher resigned and declared human extinction imminent last week, tech leaders and scientists had sounded the alarm about a superintelligent AI ending humanity for over a decade.The development of artificial intelligence โcould spell the end of the human raceโ, warned professor and astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in...
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