Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Resigns, Warns AI Industry Is “Gambling With Our Lives”
A researcher at Anthropic who trained new AI models has resigned his position, issuing a dire warning that has gone viral. Jacob Coxon posted a seven-part message on X yesterday – see it below – that racked up nearly 76 million views overnight, a response fueled in part by a Wall Street Journal exclusive interview […]
Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, announced on Tuesday that he has resigned from his position, warning that both Anthropic and OpenAI were recklessly gambling with humanity's future. In a series of posts on X/Twitter, Coxon criticized the companies for pursuing self-improving superintelligence without considering the potential dangers.
He stated that neither company was acting responsibly in their race to develop advanced AI systems that could, in theory, revolutionize any field overnight and acquire significant power and resources. Coxon's concerns were echoed by Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's Alignment Science lead, who acknowledged the possibility of AI posing an existential threat to humanity, estimating a 10% chance within the next decade.
Both Hubinger and Coxon emphasized the need for greater caution and a more responsible approach to AI development in the coming years.
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