The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’
“Jacob Coxon sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and beyond on Tuesday by announcing his resignation from Anthropic and delivering a grave warning that the AI race is putting all of our lives at risk. In his post on X, which now has more than 100 million views, Coxon wrote that many of the people building AI share his views and believe time is running out to ensure AI systems are built safely.”
P(doom) Definition
“In the AI safety field, P(doom) is the probability of existentially catastrophic outcomes (so-called “doomsday scenarios”) as a result of artificial intelligence.[1][2] The exact outcomes in question differ from one prediction to another, but generally allude to the existential risk from artificial intelligence.[3] Economic analyses show that even small existential risks due to AI would justify substantial investments in AI safety and alignment research.[4][5]