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Senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy; writes on AI safety, alignment, and existential risk from power-seeking AI
Safety progress takes time. If you don’t have enough time, at each stage of AI development, to ensure the AIs that you build in the next stage won’t destroy humanity, then you’ll fail, and humanity will be destroyed.
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Joe Carlsmith, “On restraining AI development for the sake of safety,” March 19, 2026.
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Verified Relevant: the quote explicitly says inadequate AI safety time will cause humanity’s destruction, directly supporting the existential-threat statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 52min ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is for: the author explicitly warns that unsafe AI development can destroy humanity, supporting the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 52min ago

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AI Verified Verified verbatim in Joe Carlsmith’s essay, published March 19, 2026; the cited passage states that insufficient safety time can mean humanity is destroyed. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 52min ago
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