# Anthropic Safety Researcher Warns of 10% Chance of AI Killing Humans

Digest AI · Society & Work · published 2026-09-09T03:46:00Z · updated 2026-09-10T10:00:00Z

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## Summary

A top safety researcher at Anthropic, Evan Hubinger, has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade. Hubinger believes the risk is low for existing models but is

## Sources

1. [Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'](https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwy1k42w4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) (BBC Technology, 2026-09-09)
2. [An Anthropic exit becomes an extinction debate](https://therundown.ai/articles/an-anthropic-exit-becomes-an-extinction-debate) (The Rundown AI, 2026-09-10)
3. [Will AI Cause Human Extinction Within 10 Years? We Asked AI](https://newsweek.com/will-ai-cause-human-extinction-10-years-asked-ai-12419575) (newsweek.com, 2026-09-09)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Anthropic Safety Researcher Warns of 10% Chance of AI Killing Humans", 9 September 2026, https://digestai.news/story/ai-experts-differ-on-risk-of-human-extinction-by-2036-2ec919

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