AI’s Existential Race and Military Robots | Portland Maine News

AI is racing toward superintelligence—and experts are sounding the alarm. CBS correspondent Ross Douthat warned that AI could solve century-old math problems and even hack systems, urging we act now before it’s too late. A top researcher quit Anthropic over existential fears, with the company’s lead alignment scientist estimating a 10% chance of human extinction by 2034 without controls. Anthropic’s CEO is pushing for deliberate slowdowns and third-party safety audits to buy time. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk echo these concerns. On the flip side, Foundation Future Industries—backed by Eric Trump—just landed a $24M Pentagon contract to deploy humanoid robots for precision missions, already in use by the Air Force and Ukraine, raising new ethical questions as AI moves from labs to battlefield. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/ross-douthat-in-60-minutes-debut-warns-of-narrow-window-to-make-ai-safe-for-humanity More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e351ae9f7ff6ce88 Report issues to [email protected].