The statements made by Jacob Coxon—and corroborated by senior alignment researchers—represent a level of alarm that cannot be ignored. When leading engineers inside frontier‑AI companies publicly warn that superintelligent systems may become uncontrollable and potentially lethal within a decade, the Nordic scientific community must not remain silent.
ForumNordic therefore issues the following demand:
Nordic scientists, researchers, and technical institutions must urgently and publicly address the claims made by Coxon and Hubinger. The Nordic region has a long tradition of evidence‑based policy, technological responsibility, and societal foresight. That tradition obliges us to respond when credible experts warn of existential risks.
Waiting for “more data,” “clearer signals,” or “future regulation” is not an option. The pace of AI development is accelerating faster than any governance framework, and the consequences described—loss of control, autonomous cyberattacks, self‑improving systems—require immediate scientific scrutiny.
ForumNordic calls on Nordic experts to:
- Evaluate the plausibility of self‑improving superintelligence
- Assess the real probability of catastrophic misalignment
- Provide independent Nordic analysis of current AI safety strategies
- Recommend urgent interventions for governments, universities, and industry
- Refute or confirm Coxon’s claims with transparent evidence
The public deserves clarity. Policymakers need guidance. And the scientific community must lead.
We request that Nordic scientists respond without delay. The window for responsible action is narrowing, and waiting for dire situations is not an alternative.
