Anthropic researcher quits as colleague warns AI could ‘kill all humans’
An Anthropic researcher has resigned from the $183bn (£135bn) AI behemoth on safety grounds, accusing it and rival OpenAI of “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives”. Jacob Coxon, who spent three years working on AI model training across Anthropic and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, said on Wednesday that neither company was…
- Why it matters
- Coxon worked on AI model training at both companies and is now publicly stating they prioritize speed over safety measures on systems he views as existentially risky.
- Most affected
- Anthropic and OpenAI employees — Public internal criticism of company safety practices by a departing specialist.
AI safety researchers — Signals a prominent voice has lost confidence in leading companies' risk management approach. - Likely next
- Whether Anthropic or OpenAI respond publicly to Coxon's specific allegations about their development practices.
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