AI Doomsday Narratives: The Business Behind the Apocalypse

faz.net (German)

A prominent AI researcher's claim that AI developers believe their technology could kill all humans by the end of the decade has gone viral, sparking widespread media coverage despite offering no new evidence. The researcher, Jacob Coxon, echoed long-standing warnings from industry leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei about existential risks, with some experts estimating a 10 percent chance of human extinction. Critics argue these apocalyptic narratives, rooted in ideologies like transhumanism and effective altruism, serve corporate interests by promoting regulation that favors large companies and deflects responsibility from current AI harms.


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