How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher, warned that AI could kill humanity by the decade’s end, echoing earlier concerns from Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk. Recent AI advances solved the Navier-Stokes problem and enabled rogue hacking, while Anthropic reported misuse cases, including a scientist using Claude to study viruses. The article discusses industry calls for regulation, government involvement, and the debate over AI’s potential to cause or prevent catastrophic outcomes.