Current AI Risk Assessment

25.12%

Chance of AI Control Loss

November 7, 2035

Estimated Date of Control Loss

AGI Development Metrics?

76.62%

AGI Progress

November 27, 2029

Estimated Date of AGI

Risk Trend Over Time

Latest AI News (Last 3 Days)

April 12, 2026
+0.04% Risk

U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Push Major Banks to Test Anthropic's Mythos Cybersecurity Model Despite Ongoing Government Conflict

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell encouraged major bank executives to use Anthropic's new Mythos AI model for detecting security vulnerabilities, with several major banks now reportedly testing it. This comes despite Anthropic's ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration over DoD supply-chain risk designation and concerns about the model being exceptionally capable at finding vulnerabilities. U.K. financial regulators are also discussing risks posed by Mythos.

April 9, 2026
+0.02% Risk

Anthropic Restricts Mythos Cybersecurity Model to Enterprise Clients, Raising Questions About Motives

Anthropic has limited the release of its new AI model Mythos, claiming it is highly capable of finding security exploits, and will only share it with large enterprises like AWS and JPMorgan Chase rather than releasing it publicly. While Anthropic cites cybersecurity concerns, critics suggest the restricted release may also serve to protect against model distillation by competitors and create an enterprise revenue flywheel. Some AI security startups claim they can replicate Mythos's capabilities using smaller open-weight models, questioning whether the restriction is primarily about safety.

Google and Intel Expand Multi-Year Partnership for AI Infrastructure and Custom Chip Development

Google and Intel announced an expanded multi-year partnership where Google Cloud will utilize Intel's Xeon 6 processors for AI, cloud, and inference workloads. The companies will also continue co-developing custom infrastructure processing units (IPUs) to accelerate data center tasks, addressing the growing industry demand for CPUs needed to run AI models.

Sierra's Ghostwriter Aims to Replace Traditional Software Interfaces with AI Agents

Sierra, led by CEO Bret Taylor, has launched Ghostwriter, an AI agent that creates other specialized agents through natural language prompts, aiming to replace traditional click-based software interfaces. The startup claims rapid deployment capabilities and has reached $100 million ARR in under two years, valued at $10 billion. However, industry experts note that current AI agent implementations still require significant human engineering oversight and are far from fully autonomous.

April 8, 2026
+0.04% Risk

Databricks CTO Declares AGI Already Achieved, Warns Against Anthropomorphizing AI Systems

Matei Zaharia, Databricks co-founder and CTO, received the 2026 ACM Prize in Computing for his contributions including Apache Spark. He controversially claims that AGI is "here already" but argues we shouldn't apply human standards to AI models, citing security risks when AI agents are treated like trusted human assistants. Zaharia emphasizes AI's potential for automating research while warning against anthropomorphization that leads to misplaced trust and security vulnerabilities.

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AI Risk Assessment Methodology

Our risk assessment methodology leverages a sophisticated analysis framework to evaluate AI development and its potential implications:

Data Collection

We continuously monitor and aggregate AI news from leading research institutions, tech companies, and policy organizations worldwide. Our system analyzes hundreds of developments daily across multiple languages and sources.

Impact Analysis

Each news item undergoes rigorous assessment through:

  • Technical Evaluation: Analysis of computational advancements, algorithmic breakthroughs, and capability improvements
  • Safety Research: Progress in alignment, interpretability, and containment mechanisms
  • Governance Factors: Regulatory developments, industry standards, and institutional safeguards

Indicator Calculation

Our indicators are updated using a Bayesian probabilistic model that:

  • Assigns weighted impact scores to each analyzed development
  • Calculates cumulative effects on control loss probability and AGI timelines
  • Accounts for interdependencies between different technological trajectories
  • Maintains historical trends to identify acceleration or deceleration patterns

This methodology enables data-driven forecasting while acknowledging the inherent uncertainties in predicting transformative technological change.