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The notion that AI will lead to human extinction has been a concept part of popular culture since at least the 1980s with the science fiction film The Terminator.
Summary
But in recent years, AI has moved from science fiction to real-world deployment, and fears about the technology have materialized. In September 2026, Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher who spent three years on pretraining work at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned from Anthropic, claiming the tech wasn't being managed responsibly and could lead to the extinction of humanity. That claim led to a flurry of media appearances by Coxon as well as OpenAI and Anthropic leaders to address the fear.
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KazaSec's take
Incidents like this rarely start with the headline event itself — they usually trace back to an exposed remote-access endpoint, an unpatched perimeter system, or a credential phished weeks earlier. The organizations that recover fastest are the ones that tested their defenses and their incident response plan before they needed them.
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