An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'

An Anthropic researcher recently resigned from the company, expressing concerns that AI labs are recklessly gambling with human lives. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, left Anthropic, warning that companies have not been acting responsibly towards safety risks. Both OpenAI and Anthropic have faced resignations over worries about AI advancement safety.

Coxon, a member of OpenAI's technical staff from 2023 to July 2026, then moved to Anthropic as a researcher, where he worked on GPT-4o. He criticized the companies for not being transparent about their fears regarding AI and for their focus on speed over safety. Anthropic's alignment with superintelligence is seen as uncertain, with only a 10% belief that AI could kill humans within a decade.

Both companies have lost safety researchers in recent years, indicating a trend of safety concerns being overlooked in favor of developing advanced AI products.