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Could AI wipe out humanity very soon, as Anthropic researchers claim? Smart people have been wrong before

Researchers at the AI company Anthropic have warned that advanced artificial intelligence could potentially pose an existential threat to humanity. Experts in the field remain divided on the severity of these risks, with debates ongoing between those who fear catastrophic outcomes and those who are more optimistic about the technology's development.

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