In 2023, almost everybody in AI signed an open letter warning that the extinction risk from AI was real and serious.

In January 2023, people inside major AI labs contacted the Center for Humane Technology, expressing concerns that the AI arms race was out of control.

Approximately three years ago, a thousand leaders in the AI industry, including Elon Musk, signed a letter urging a slowdown in AI development due to potential dangers.

Approximately 10% of AI researchers believe that human extinction by AI is a morally good thing.

AI scientists warn that a few companies are on track to literally end life on Earth.

In March 2023, over a thousand leading AI experts, including Elon Musk, Yoshua Bengio, and Stuart Russell, called for AI labs to "immediately pause for at least six months."