"Already f*kn cooked": Netizens react as rapid AI development raises concern among industry insiders

People worldwide are discussing AI's rapid progress, and not everyone in the industry is comfortable with its potential consequences. Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, recently spoke about the growing risks as concerns about how powerful and dangerous AI can be are increasing every day.

This discussion also came after a former Anthropic employee, Jacob Coxon, warned people about how far artificial intelligence can go. The researcher said he resigned from the company after working for around three years and even claimed that:

"Do not underestimate the power of this technology.... The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."

During the discussion, Harris also explained that artificial intelligence is developing so quickly that companies may be struggling to keep it under control. With so many experts revealing the potential threat from these advancements, netizens have expressed their concerns. A comment reads:

"We're already f*kn cooked."

They are concerned about how much humans are relying on this technology, from industries to daily lives. Even children and students rely on AI so much that people fear there might be a time they won't have proper thinking abilities.

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AI's rapid growth has netizens worried as experts raise fresh concerns

AI’s rapid progress has left some people online wondering whether the technology is moving faster than anyone can handle. One netizen summed up that feeling bluntly, writing, "Already f*kn cooked," while others questioned how far artificial intelligence development could go if the current pace continues.

One of the comments under Tristan Harris' discussion about artificial intelligence in the CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil reads:

"Big tech, the billionaires, the elite, the politicians…all need to be gotten rid of."

Reflecting on whether artificial intelligence can really destroy humans, another netizen commented:

"Could? Of course it will. It’s probably just a matter of time."

Another person said:

"The problem is that elites fear losing power, that's why AI is a threat , anthropic is a threat."

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, recently appeared on CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil, echoing this concern. In the discussion, Harris said people should be "very worried" about where artificial intelligence is headed.

Tristan Harris warns that AI could become difficult for humans to control

Tristan Harris explained in the same interview that the concerns around advanced artificial intelligence have reached a point where people should take them seriously. He even pointed to growing concern within the AI field, including the “Pacing the Frontier” statement, which attracted roughly 1,300 signatories from across the industry.

Rather than calling for AI development to be paused or slowed, the statement urged the U.S. government to help develop technical and governance tools that could be used to pace the development of frontier automated AI.

Tristan added:

"We now have so much evidence that the AIs are doing the kinds of things that we saw in the movie Terminator, Skynet."

Harris also said that the US and China should not view advanced artificial intelligence as a race in which one side must get there first. An uncontrolled system wouldn’t be a win for either country.

Instead, he says, the two countries need to work together to make sure that artificial intelligence doesn’t become something humans can no longer reliably control. His worry boils down to a simple question: if AI becomes much smarter than people, can humans still remain in charge?

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