The 27-year-old who warned that AI could ‘kill us all’ faces intense scrutiny
A warning from British safety researcher Jacob Coxon shocked the world into action this week. But the statement has raised questions about his motives.
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A warning from British safety researcher Jacob Coxon shocked the world into action this week. But the statement has raised questions about his motives.
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The billionaire wrote that AI’s “mind-blowing” rate of advance is ushering in “one of the most turbulent times in human history.”