A number of employees across the top AI companies in recent weeks have warned about the potential catastrophic risks from artificial intelligence. An OpenAI employee focused on AI safety has quit the company and warned that top artificial intelligence firms aren’t doing enough to mitigate the technology’s risks, joining a growing chorus of employees raising alarms from within the industry. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A number of employees across the top AI companies in recent weeks have warned about the potential catastrophic risks from artificial intelligence. Some have gone so far as to say there's a chance the technology could one day wipe out the human race.S1

• An OpenAI employee focused on AI safety has quit the company and warned that top artificial intelligence firms aren’t doing enough to mitigate the technology’s risks, joining a growing chorus of employees raising alarms from within the industry.S2