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The head of Anthropic cautioned that advanced AI systems pose an imminent risk of controlling critical internet infrastructure. Two prominent AI researchers departed Anthropic and Google, saying there are no adults overseeing AI safety decisions.
The CEO of Anthropic stated that advanced AI systems pose an imminent risk of gaining control over critical internet infrastructure within months. Two prominent AI researchers left Anthropic and Google, both saying there are no adults in charge overseeing AI safety decisions. The departures represent a vote of no confidence in current safety practices from insiders.
When the leader of an AI safety company says the threat timeline is months, not years, that's a very different claim than abstract future risk. When researchers quit because they believe no one is taking safety seriously, it suggests the warning isn't paranoia—it's frustration that the industry isn't listening. The fact that this is happening in real time, not as a hypothetical, means these researchers think the infrastructure problem is developing now.
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