# AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?

> A cluster of alarming warnings from AI industry insiders, issued over roughly 48 hours on both sides of the Atlantic, has renewed debate about whether advanced AI could pose an existential threat. The Guardian reports that a safety researcher at Anthropic puts the odds of AI sparking a catastrophe at greater than 10 percent, and that such statements are increasing political pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. The piece does not simply amplify the fear. It asks how seriously the public should take predictions that a technology most people still use for email drafts and image edits could, within a decade, threaten humanity itself. Skeptics note that dramatic warnings can serve the interests of the labs making them, both by inflating the perceived power of their products and by shaping regulation in their favor. What makes the moment notable is the timing and the source. When people building the systems say out loud that they believe the risks are real, it becomes harder for policymakers to treat safety as a fringe concern, whatever the true probability turns out to be.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: The Guardian · Published Wednesday, September 9, 2026_

## Wortins' read

A cluster of alarming warnings from AI industry insiders, issued over roughly 48 hours on both sides of the Atlantic, has renewed debate about whether advanced AI could pose an existential threat. The Guardian reports that a safety researcher at Anthropic puts the odds of AI sparking a catastrophe at greater than 10 percent, and that such statements are increasing political pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. The piece does not simply amplify the fear. It asks how seriously the public should take predictions that a technology most people still use for email drafts and image edits could, within a decade, threaten humanity itself. Skeptics note that dramatic warnings can serve the interests of the labs making them, both by inflating the perceived power of their products and by shaping regulation in their favor. What makes the moment notable is the timing and the source. When people building the systems say out loud that they believe the risks are real, it becomes harder for policymakers to treat safety as a fringe concern, whatever the true probability turns out to be.

## Source

[Read the full story at The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/ai-superintelligence-risks-warnings-scientists-politicians)

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