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# AI researcher says companies are ignoring catastrophic risks
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/ai-fears-1788987382/
- Published: 2026-09-10T01:00:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T04:30:39.000Z
- Description: AI researcher warns companies are ignoring catastrophic risks
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_318a9797-e9ba-473a-bf10-2fef3761b31e, #extra

Concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence, and whether the companies building it are doing enough to keep it safe, have erupted across the tech world. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI, wrote that the industry understands the potential risks but is moving ahead anyway. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Amrith Ramkumar of The Wall Street Journal.