Have AI apocalypse warnings reached critical mass?

Jacob Coxon, a researcher who worked at OpenAI and Anthropic, left Anthropic saying companies are 'irresponsibly racing toward superintelligence.' Senator Bernie Sanders proposed banning superintelligence, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay on slowing the AI race.

• Coxon said AI creators believe humanity could die by end of decade
• Sanders announced a bill for a full ban on superintelligence
• Amodei published a 3,800-word essay 'We Must Pace the Frontier'
• 32 states have recorded over 300 restrictions on data centers