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Researchers at Anthropic, including Jacob Coxon, resigned and publicly warned that leading AI companies are developing self-improving AI systems without adequate safety measures. These actions have led to regulatory intervention, infrastructure shutdowns, and heightened concerns about existential risks, including potential human extinction within a decade. The incident affects European businesses reliant on AI APIs.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article centers on expert warnings about plausible future harms from AI, including existential risks, but does not describe any realized harm or specific incident caused by AI systems. The involvement of AI is clear, and the potential for harm is credible, but the event is prospective and speculative rather than an actual incident. Therefore, it fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it highlights plausible future risks from AI development and deployment without reporting a concrete AI Incident or harm that has already occurred.[AI generated]