Should a general artificial superintelligence worry us?

 On X—formerly Twitter—an account with just a single post has managed to spark reactions from millions of people, ranging from mockery to serious analysis.



Jacob Coxon, apparently a former Anthropic engineer, claimed that none of the companies behind AI are acting responsibly. He further asserted that they are racing at full speed toward self-improving artificial superintelligence, effectively gambling with our lives.

In a thread following that post, he stated: "Do not underestimate the power of this technology. Soon, these will be superhuman systems capable of hacking anything, revolutionizing any field overnight, and acquiring real power and resources. We have all witnessed the advances in each of these areas, and that progress is not slowing down."




Naturally, many people have started looking up his name to see if he is truly connected to the AI ​​industry.

Shortly thereafter, a verified account linked to Anthropic confirmed Coxon's statements, though with some nuances.

So far, there have been no statements from any of the companies involved in the AI ​​race, a competition theoretically focused on developing the best model and topping the benchmarks.

And as I mentioned earlier, there have been many reactions, including those that evoke memories of films once considered futuristic, such as "Terminator" and "The Matrix".


Should we be worried?

It is clear that we are dealing with something advancing at breakneck speed, an AI that, in a short time, has caused widespread layoffs and paradigm shifts, prompting us to seriously question the implications.

And notably, Coxon never even mentions the astronomical sums of money being invested in AI.

But we already have things to worry about—take your pick, and not necessarily in this order: the economy, war, progressivism, encouraged migration, and "lightweight" dictators.

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