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AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns

An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years.

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CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Dario Amodei. (Reuters: Denis Balibouse)

What this story says

  • An Anthropic researcher has warned there is more than a 10% chance AI could cause human extinction within the next decade.
  • The warning was issued after a colleague resigned from Anthropic citing concerns about reckless AI development.
  • One report identified the researcher as Evan Hubinger, citing the BBC, while another named the engineer as Jacob Coxon.
  • None of the reports mention any cost estimates or policy responses to the potential AI risk.

Who covered it

Left 35%(149)Centre 38%(118)Right 27%(112)

Percentages are shares of the 379 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 479 of the 858 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

54/100

Craft

77/100

Hype

48/100

858 sources · methodology

An Anthropic researcher has warned that artificial intelligence poses a greater than 10% risk of causing human extinction within the next decade. This warning was issued following the resignation of a colleague who cited concerns about reckless AI development within the company. The colleague's resignation highlighted fears that AI developers were "gambling with our lives."

Disagreement on researcher's identity

Reports differ on the identity of the researcher issuing the warning. One digest identifies the researcher as Evan Hubinger, attributing the information to a BBC relaunch. Another digest names the engineer making the warning as Jacob Coxon.

What the coverage left out

None of the digests mention any cost estimate or policy response to the AI risk.

Tags:#AI#ArtificialIntelligence#AIrisk#Extinction#Tech

Coverage settled. We checked this 9 times and stopped on 14 Sept 2026, 22:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How other outlets pictured it

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

149 rated outlets

  • The left-leaning reports focused on researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation from Anthropic. They stated that Coxon believes AI developers "earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Several reports also included a quote from Anthropic's Evan Hubinger, who said there is a greater than 10 per cent chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.
  • These reports noted that Coxon previously worked at OpenAI and accused both companies of "gambling with our lives" and racing toward superintelligence. Some outlets mentioned that hundreds of employees from leading tech firms had previously urged the US government to support efforts to manage advanced AI development.
  • The left-leaning coverage also referenced a UN rights chief's warning that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity. These reports did not include details about the financial implications or potential market impact of AI development.

Centre

118 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated outlets led on warnings from an Anthropic researcher that AI could kill all humans within a decade. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, stated there was a greater than 10% chance of this outcome. He expressed concern that companies are racing towards self-improving superintelligence without adequate control measures.
  • Several reports highlighted Coxon's departure from Anthropic, quoting him as saying the industry is "gambling with our lives." Evan Hubinger, another Anthropic employee, corroborated the fears, estimating the risk at over 10% within the next decade. Some reports noted this was part of a series of increasing warnings about AI safety.
  • Reports mentioned that Coxon believes no company can develop advanced AI responsibly without state intervention or a coordinated slowdown. The coverage noted that Anthropic had previously removed a pledge from its safety charter to halt development if risks were uncontrolled, arguing rivals would otherwise dominate.

Right

112 rated outlets

  • The right-rated report led with the warning that AI could "kill all humans" within the next decade. It stated that an Anthropic researcher issued this warning after a colleague resigned and accused the company of reckless AI development.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns?
Of the 379 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 35% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 27% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 858. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 379 rated outlets on this story, 35% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 27% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns biased?
AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns is one event reported by 858 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered AI could kill all humans within a decade, researcher warns?
858 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the risk of AI causing human extinction?
An Anthropic researcher has warned there is more than a 10% chance that artificial intelligence could cause human extinction within the next decade. This assessment suggests a significant possibility of AI posing an existential threat to humanity.
Why did a colleague resign from Anthropic?
A colleague resigned from Anthropic over concerns about reckless AI development. The individual reportedly felt that AI developers were "gambling with our lives" due to the pace and nature of their work.
Who is the researcher warning about AI?
Reports differ on the researcher's identity. One digest identifies the individual as Evan Hubinger, citing the BBC, while another digest names the engineer as Jacob Coxon.

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