How would AI actually kill all humans? Here are the top 5 scenarios
Earlier this month, artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after just four months. In an announcement on X, he stated:
The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.
A senior member of Anthropic’s staff, Evan Hubinger, actually agreed with Coxon, adding he personally thinks the chance of this happening in the next decade is more than 10%.
Understandably, these statements made waves. There’s now lots of ta
23 Sep 2026, 19:21