AI Researcher Warns: Humanity Could End in Five Years

Jacob Coxon is not a religious prophet or a cult leader. Until recently, he was a researcher at Anthropic, one of the world's leading Artificial Intelligence companies. Last week, he quit his job and issued a global warning: the level of autonomy AI is reaching could destroy humanity in less than five years. The owners of the four biggest AI companies did not deny his claim. Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, and even Elon Musk of SpaceX all came forward to say Coxon was right. They now argue that AI development must slow down and that common rules are needed. This is a surprising turn. The same business leaders who have always opposed regulation are now asking for limits on their own industry. To understand these apocalyptic warnings, journalist Carlos del Castillo breaks down the key issues. Del Castillo, a technology expert at elDiario.es and author of "Artificial Intelligence: Mapping a Revolution," explains why those who hated rules now want to slow the race and set boundaries. The full analysis is available in the podcast "Un tema Al día," the daily current affairs show from elDiario.es. Episodes run about 15 minutes and cover one major story each day. The podcast is hosted by Juanlu Sánchez, deputy director of elDiario.es. "Un tema Al día" has won the Ondas Award for Best Emerging Podcast. It is the leading daily podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, iVoox, Amazon Music, and Podimo, with over 200,000 subscribers across platforms. Amazon named it "breakout podcast" and Apple recommended it as "essential." Listeners can find new episodes every morning on any podcast app. Subscribers to elDiario.es get early access the night before. The podcast is free to subscribe to and all episodes are available at elDiario.es/aldia.