Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ from AI; AstraZeneca makes $2bn cancer drug tie-up – business live
Anthropic, a AI research firm, warned that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could pose existential threats to humanity, calling for regulatory oversight. The caution arrives as policymakers worldwide debate AI safety. In a separate move, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced a $2 billion partnership to develop a new cancer drug, aiming to broaden its oncology portfolio. Both stories were featured in a business news roundup.