Should AI Pause? Researcher Warns of Extinction Risk Within Years

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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns recursive self-improvement could let AI advance independently within three to five years, risking human extinction and prompting calls to pause and regulate development.

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Reuters ran a sobering clip of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warning that recursive self-improvement could let AI systems advance without human input within three to five years and even pose an extinction risk, sparking fresh calls to pause and regulate development. For investors, the story is not sci-fi theater, it recalibrates political and public pressure on AI-heavy industries, and that shift can translate into faster regulation, funding changes, or slowed deployments for companies building autonomy and robotics.