AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine

AI experts have long warned about the existential risks of recursive self-improving AI, but recent events like AI jailbreaks have brought these concerns to the public forefront. Key figures such as Geoffrey Hinton and leaders from Anthropic, SpaceX, and OpenAI now advocate slowing AI development and implementing regulation amid global competition. Despite early warnings decades ago, curiosity and profit drove rapid AI advancement, raising urgent questions about control and safety.