# AI safety: Silicon Valley’s fear narrative meets a governance gap

https://mins.news/en/item/58654

- CGTN, 2026-09-14 14:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-14/AI-safety-Silicon-Valley-s-fear-narrative-meets-its-governance-gap-1QqW4qrrwty/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> After Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and warned that AI could end human civilization, his post drew more than 170 million views in 48 hours. The article argues that Anthropic’s warnings about existential risk conflict with its push toward a potentially record-setting IPO and the removal of its pledge to pause training when risks could not be mitigated. UN experts say AI is outpacing scientific understanding and governments’ ability to adapt, while the EU has delayed high-risk AI compliance deadlines to December 2027.

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