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Will AI kill us all within the next decade?

Anthropic alignment lead Evan Hubinger says he personally estimates a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.

A Wall Street Journal report says concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing companies toward self-improving models that could spiral out of human control. Anthropic's Alignment Science lead Evan Hubinger publicly endorsed researcher Jacob Coxon's warning, giving a personal estimate of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction within a decade, driven by recursive self-improvement. Hubinger described the risk from current models as low, focusing his concern on future systems with far greater autonomy. The piece argues for safeguards such as independent testing, limits on high-risk autonomous uses, transparency, and accountability.

Malwarebytes Labs · 5d agoAI safety & security

Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment

Scammers file fake Instagram copyright complaints to suspend accounts, then demand ransom via Telegram; Meta restored some affected accounts.

Criminals impersonate rights holders to file fraudulent copyright complaints on Instagram, and repeated claims can trigger temporary account suspensions. They then move victims to Telegram and demand payment, often in cryptocurrency, to withdraw the complaint; one history account owner paid $50 and was targeted again immediately. Meta's automated system does not verify complainants before acting, and the Delhi High Court is examining whether platforms can legally suspend accounts over copyright claims. Meta acknowledged in court that 13 strike notices against one user were fraudulent, and after BBC review it restored affected content and added unspecified protections.

Malwarebytes Labs · 5d agoPhishing & fraud in the wild

Why getting your hands dirty is good for you

BBC Future reports Finnish research linking regular skin contact with soil, plants, and moss to richer skin microbiomes and improved immune regulation.

Finnish Environment Institute research found that 20 seconds of rubbing hands with soil, peat, or moss measurably increased skin microbe diversity, though effects faded quickly without repetition. Daycare studies showed children playing on forest-floor yards retained greater microbial diversity and more regulatory T cells a year later, and adults gardening with microbially diverse soil saw increased anti-inflammatory cytokines. The findings support the biodiversity hypothesis linking environmental microbial diversity to immune health.

Hacker News · AI · 7d agoOtherHN 125↑ · 95 comments

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