Anthropic researcher resigns, warns the AI race could end in human extinction
Jacob Coxon announced on X yesterday that he had resigned from Anthropic, having spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Dario Amodei's company. He was a member of AI's technical staff from July 2023 until he moved to Anthropic in July 2026. Read Entire Article
A former researcher at Anthropic has resigned, warning that the AI race could lead to human extinction. In a series of posts on X, Jacob Coxon expressed concern that the stakes of developing AI are at an unprecedented level. Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, stated that the researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic believe there is a more than 10% chance of AI causing the end of humanity within the next decade.
He criticized both companies for failing to prioritize the safety of AI systems, as they compete to develop superintelligent AI without proper safeguards. Coxon believes that the race to create the most advanced AI is reckless and puts humanity at grave risk. Anthropic's senior employees, including Evan Hubinger, acknowledge the severity of the issue but express uncertainty about their ability to mitigate the associated risks.
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