AI Extinction Risk Forecast Shows Sub‑1% Chance, Prompting Ongoing Debate

A recent AI‑generated forecast indicates the probability of artificial intelligence causing human extinction within the next decade is below one percent. The finding follows warnings from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon and other experts who have warned that AI could pose an existential threat. Scholars note that AI is being weighed alongside other long‑standing hazards such as asteroid impacts, climate change, nuclear war and pandemics, arguing that public anxiety may be heightened for newer technologies. The discussion continues over how urgently safety and regulatory measures should be pursued in light of the low but non‑zero risk.