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Scalable Oversight Lead at Anthropic, researching AI safety and oversight.
AI developers believe their technology could cause human extinction (or similarly bad outcomes). This could happen in the next few years.
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Samuel Marks, quoted in Alan Kohler, “AI extinction is only one way the future is frightening,” ABC News, September 14, 2026.
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AI Verified The quote says AI developers believe AI could cause human extinction in the next few years, covering an existential threat to humanity with a supporting stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Samuel Marks says AI could cause human extinction in the next few years; this supports the recorded for answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified ABC News’ Sept. 14, 2026 article identifies Samuel Marks and reproduces the exact stored post. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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