{
  "id": 6381241,
  "title": "An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/an-anthropic-researcher-just-quit-saying-openai-and-anthropic-are",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:31:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai-safety-concerns-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "An Anthropic researcher who once worked at OpenAI just quit. He's the latest insider warning that the AI race has become dangerously reckless.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, citing reckless AI advancement.",
    "He previously worked at OpenAI, warning about safety risks."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits, says AI firms 'gambling with our lives'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-says-ai-firms-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:59:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher resigns, says AI labs are ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-resigns-says-ai-labs-are-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T05:29:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-says-ai-has-more-than-10-chance-of-killing-all",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:06:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic with dire warning about safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/gambling-with-our-lives-ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-with-dire",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI labs are ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-warns-ai-labs-are-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:23:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' in the next 10 years, Anthropic safety researcher says — departing employee says AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/more-than-10-chance-ai-could-kill-all-humans-in-the-next-10-years",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:26:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:31:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Anthropic insiders warn AI could kill all humans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-insiders-warn-ai-could-kill-all-humans",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:04:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "AI researcher quits Anthropic, says frontier AI labs “gambling with our lives”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-says-frontier-ai-labs-gambling-with-our",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:23:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
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