Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they?

In recent weeks, warnings about potential dangers of AI have spurred calls for coordinated action to slow the technology's development.

Claims by current and former researchers that the tech will endanger humanity - with one suggesting there is a greater than 10% chance of it " killing all humans " - have raised alarm bells.

Major developers OpenAI and Anthropic have urged lawmakers to regulate it, though some perhaps cynically suggest this move aims to cement their dominance over rivals.

Regardless, the high profile claims have caused concern. Here's what we know.

Some AI researchers say there are worrying signs of systems developing in their capabilities and power too quickly.

Evan Hubinger, made headlines with his belief that there is a greater than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" within the next decade.

He works in alignment, a field which aims to build human ethical ideas and principles into AI. In other words, it aims to keep it on track with what humans value.

While he said the risk from current systems was "low", his comments came as another researcher quit Anthropic and warned those developing the tech were losing their grip on it.