{
  "id": 12435999,
  "title": "The Anthropic researcher whose resignation made waves last month says he was 'working to automate' himself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-anthropic-researcher-whose-resignation-made-waves-last-month-says",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:29:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/former-anthropic-openai-jacob-coxon-self-automatation-research-work-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned last month, testified before New York City lawmakers about the dangers of AI, warning that it could threaten humanity's survival. At the hearing focused on AI risks, Coxon said he was essentially working to automate himself at his last job. He warned that when AI can conduct its own research, humans will be much further out of the loop than they are today, and current levels of oversight are insufficient. Coxon said that the majority of code written today is already written by AI, and people no longer check it as carefully. OpenAI and Anthropic did not respond to requests for comment on Coxon's remarks. This hearing aimed to ensure responsible innovation in AI, with City Council speaker Julie Menin stating that the goal was not to stifle innovation, but to ensure it happens responsibly.",
  "summary": "Jacob Coxon, who resigned from Anthropic last month, warned that once AI can conduct its own research, \"humans will be much further out of the loop.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Anthropic's IPO filing shows CEO Dario Amodei earned $18 million last year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anthropics-ipo-filing-shows-ceo-dario-amodei-earned-18-million-last",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:05:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}