Expert weighs in on AI warning, saying it's 'not too late to take action'

A warning about the safety of AI went viral this week after an AI researcher said the technology is an existential threat to humanity. Jacob Coxon worked for both Anthropic and OpenAI as a safety researcher. In a post on social media, he publicly announced his resignation from Anthropic after he says both AI companies are racing to create superhuman intelligence with no regard for the damage it could cause to civilization. More than 100 million people read Coxon's post. It's led to a robust discussion about our AI future and whether humans will soon become powerless to control it. Here to talk about all this is Ahmed Benappa. He's a technology professor at San Jose State.