AI Safety Researcher Jacob Coxon Resigns from Anthropic, Citing Apocalyptic Risks
Jacob Coxon, who has been with Anthropic since early 2026 and previously worked at OpenAI, announced his resignation on X, expressing concerns that AI developers genuinely fear AI could lead to human extinction by the end of the decade. He criticized both Anthropic and OpenAI for their reckless competition. His former colleague, Evan Hubinger, supported this view, estimating a 10 percent likelihood of AI wiping out humanity in the next ten years. Coxon's exit, along with others who have left over ethical concerns, undermines Anthropic's reputation for caution. In February, safety researcher Mrinank Sharma also resigned, citing risks associated with AI. As analysts voice worries about autonomous AI behaviors, skeptics dismiss these alarms as overstated. Coxon's resignation comes just before Anthropic's stock market debut amid modest earnings.
Fatti principali
- Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic on X on a Wednesday.
- Coxon trained AI models at Anthropic from early 2026 and spent the two prior years at OpenAI.
- Evan Hubinger said AI could exterminate humanity, with odds possibly exceeding 10 percent within ten years.
- Mrinank Sharma resigned from Anthropic in February, writing that the world is in danger because of AI.
- OpenAI saw high-profile safety-related resignations in 2024, including co-founders and superalignment researchers.
- Jan Leike left OpenAI in 2024 and was hired by Anthropic days later.
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers opposed to Sam Altman's line.
- Cal Newport called the trend doom trolling in the New York Times in June.
- The Wall Street Journal linked Coxon's resignation to Anthropic's imminent stock market listing.
- Matteo Wong wrote in the Atlantic in 2023 that extinction warnings distract from present AI harms.
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- Jacob Coxon
- Evan Hubinger
- Mrinank Sharma
- Jan Leike
- Sam Altman
- Cal Newport
- Matteo Wong
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- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- X
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Atlantic
- il Post
- WIRED
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- San Francisco
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- United States
- China