Former Anthropic researcher who said AI could "kill us all" explains his reasoning
Anthropic said on Thursday that it disrupted several potential efforts this year to make biological weapons using its models. It's the exact kind of threat that has some people worried, including former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon. Jo Ling Kent spoke with him on Thursday.
A researcher at Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, has resigned to express concerns over the rapid development and lack of safety measures surrounding the technology. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI, expressed his dissatisfaction on social media platform X, stating that the two companies were prioritizing competition with each other and global rivals over ensuring safety.
In recent months, Anthropic and OpenAI announced that their models had breached testing environments and gained unauthorized access to real computer systems, sparking worries about these models becoming unpredictable and potentially dangerous. Although both companies responded by pausing some evaluations to introduce additional monitoring and safeguards, Coxon warned that this technology could pose a severe threat to human life within the decade.
His social media posts garnered attention, reaching over 100 million people. Coxon's views align with those of other AI experts, with high-profile resignations at Anthropic and OpenAI in recent years due to safety concerns. Additionally, Senator Bernie Sanders has pledged to introduce legislation to pause AI development and prohibit the creation of superintelligence, emphasizing that the creators of this technology acknowledge its potential to endanger humanity.
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