UN and AI Researchers Warn of Existential Risks from Unchecked AI Development

What happened

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk and AI researcher Jacob Koxon have warned that unchecked development of powerful, self-improving AI systems by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic could pose existential threats to humanity. Both call for urgent, enforceable safeguards and international cooperation to regulate AI before irreversible harm occurs.

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