Anthropic Researcher Quits

A departing Anthropic researcher warns unchecked AI development could threaten humanity.

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Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030

Anthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans"

Scoop: Anthropic whistleblower gave up his equity to leave the company

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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned Tuesday and posted on X that Anthropic and OpenAI are “gambling with our lives” by racing toward self-improving AI systems that could “kill us all by the end of the decade.” Coxon said he spent three years on pre-training research at OpenAI and Anthropic and left two months before his equity would have vested. Anthropic Alignment Science Lead Evan Hubinger wrote that he sees a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade, while saying current models pose low risk.

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AI development is moving toward self-improving systems without a credible plan to keep them aligned with human interests. Warnings that this could lead to catastrophic harm or even human extinction are serious and deserve urgent attention.