X-Risk Weekly — 18 May–22 May 2026

        May 22, 2026

X-Risk Weekly — 18 May–22 May 2026

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                X-Risk Daily

                Week of 18 May

Transformative AI

Anthropic co-founder predicts 60%+ chance of fully automated AI R&D by end of 2028

Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, assigned a greater than 60% probability that AI systems will be capable of fully autonomous research and development by the end of 2028, according to Axios.

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Study finds language models learn false claims as true despite explicit training warnings

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Prime Intellect demonstrates LLMs can autonomously optimize AI training but struggle with novel ideas

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