Artificial intelligence is developing exponentially as the world moves from generative systems toward artificial general intelligence and super intelligence that will surpass human capabilities. Technology pioneer Bill Gates recently warned that artificial intelligence could trigger events causing up to a billion deaths if placed in the wrong hands, and argued that industry self-regulation is not enough.
Evan Hubinger, who leads alignment research at Anthropic, said he believes there is a greater than 10 percent chance that artificial intelligence could kill all humans within the next decade. Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon raised similar concerns, and said autonomous artificial-intelligence agents are already behaving unpredictably in cybersecurity evaluations.
President Donald Trump hosted leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia and other firms at the White House on September 29, 2026, to discuss safety standards. Despite these risks, optimists including Elon Musk and Bill Gates still highlight the technology's unmatched potential, with proper regulation, to revolutionize healthcare, education and economic abundance.