The number of US lawmakers who want new rules to govern artificial intelligence systems is growing at a rapid pace, especially after the warnings from two Anthropic researchers. The experts said that the heavily progressing artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not too distant future. Apart from that, alarm about the potential harm from AI grew this week when Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said he had resigned and that the 'people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.' Another scientist from Anthropic, Evan Hubinger, said that Coxon was correct and wrote on X, 'We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans. I personally think it's >10% within the next decade.' The warnings follow cases of AI agents going rogue to hack external systems and AI safety researchers quitting their firms concerned about the risks related to the text. Apart from that, politicians, Democrats, and Republicans have responded with alarm calls for more action. Arizona Senator Mark Kelly said Washington needs to wake up and take this seriously. Texas Senator Ted Cruz on the TV program 'The View' pointed to legislation to regulate AI's catastrophic risks. Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to convene a 'special lesson on AI.' The House is out this week in recess, with plans to return next week. On the other hand, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he did not have any concerns about AI leading to human extinction. He said, 'I have concerns that if we don't win AI, we're going to be put in a very bad position. We are leading China right now by a pretty good period.' Apart from that, a tech law professor at George Washington University said, 'It is important to have space for oversight of these systems, including appropriately calibrated pre-deployment review and independent third-party audits.' A career journalist who spent six years playing around with smartphones, apps and gaming. As a hobby, Rudra enjoys researching mobile games, watching ... View More