Is it all over for us, the invincible human race? That is the rather profound question being debated, as warning signs are becoming visible about AI programmes beginning to act on their own, like defiant children out for a round of fun in town. The larger question of human existence came into focus last week after Jacob Coxen, a researcher and coder working for AI top gun Anthropic PBC, quit from the company and asked others to follow him, saying that the pursuit of technological prowess poses challenges to humanity. He posted on social media that the companies were trying out “self-improving” models that had the potential to go out of control and would not listen to commands issued by humans. This is not an........

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