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AI extinction warnings spark White House and UN clash over guardrails
September 15, 2026 at 03:27 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 8 hours
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هل يخرج الذكاء االاصطناعي عن سيطرة البشر؟ - BBC News عربي
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Why a decade of doomsday warnings failed to slow the AI race
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Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
(opens the publisher’s site)AI safety researchers have warned that superintelligent AI could destroy humanity within a decade, drawing dismissal from Trump and calls for urgent governance from the UN.
- Evan Hubinger, an Anthropic safety researcher, said the chance AI eliminates humanity within the next decade exceeds 10%.
- Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, posting that Anthropic and OpenAI are "racing straight to self-improving super intelligence and gambling with our lives."
- Trump dismissed the warnings as a "HOAX", posting that AI needs no guardrails beyond a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)" president.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged states and AI developers to act urgently, warning humanity stands on the verge of "irreversible change."