Geoffrey Hinton stated in a BBC interview that it is not unreasonable to estimate a 10% chance that artificial intelligence causes human extinction within a decade.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that without a development slowdown, artificial intelligence could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet within six to twelve months.

US President Donald Trump dismissed warnings about artificial intelligence risks, comparing them to warnings about global warming, which he characterized as a hoax.

AI expert Geoffrey Hinton expressed skepticism regarding the effectiveness of the AI 'kill switch' proposed in California Governor Gavin Newsom's September 18, 2026 executive order, arguing that a highly intelligent AI could persuade humans not to pull the switch

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned in September 2026, warning on social media that AI developers earnestly believe advanced technology could pose existential risks to humanity by the end of the decade.

Anthropic safety researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and warned on social media that the builders of artificial intelligence believe the technology could cause human extinction by 2030.

Geoffrey Hinton stated that predictions for achieving superintelligence have shrunk from 30 to 50 years down to only a few years.

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and posted on X on September 8, 2026, warning that Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with human lives

Former Anthropic safety researcher Joe Benton and former Google safety researcher Josh Engels announced their departures on September 10, 2026, raising alarms about the speed of artificial intelligence advancement

Anthropic alignment scientist Evan Hubinger concurred with Jacob Coxon on X, stating he believes there is a greater than 10% chance that artificial intelligence could kill all humans within the next decade

Anthropic Alignment Science team lead Evan Hubinger publicly supported Jacob Coxon's warning, stating he believes the probability of artificial intelligence killing all humans exceeds ten percent within the decade

President Donald Trump characterized warnings of artificial intelligence destroying humanity as a hoax and described the technology as the greatest economic development engine in history

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and warned on social media that artificial intelligence builders earnestly believe the technology could kill humanity by the end of the decade