{
  "id": 6396606,
  "title": "Anthropic researcher quits, says AI could kill us all by the end of the decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-says-ai-could-kill-us-all-by-the-end-of",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:52:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/anthropic-ai-researcher-quit-ethics-safety"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher, has resigned from Anthropic after expressing ethical concerns over the technology's potential to cause widespread harm. In a recent post on X, Coxon criticized both Anthropic and OpenAI for their rapid pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI), warning that the technology could lead to the demise of humanity within the next decade. Coxon, who spent three years conducting pretraining research at both companies, stated that neither Anthropic nor OpenAI is acting responsibly in their AI development efforts. He urged researchers to reevaluate the ethical implications of their work and advocate for change, highlighting the grave dangers posed by AI advancements. Despite his dire warnings, Anthropic's AI lead acknowledged the existential threat AI poses to human life but downplayed the risk, suggesting a 10% chance of such an outcome within the next decade.",
  "summary": "An AI researcher quit Anthropic due to ethical and safety concerns, claiming that AI could everyone within the next 10 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'It Could Kill Us All By The End Of The Decade': Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Quits Over 'Out of Control' AI Fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/it-could-kill-us-all-by-the-end-of-the-decade-anthropic-researcher",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:30:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "'AI Could Kill Us All By Decade-End': Anthropic Researcher Quits, Drops A Bombshell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-could-kill-us-all-by-decade-end-anthropic-researcher-quits-drops-a",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:57:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Anthropic Alignment Lead Warns AI Could ‘Kill All Humans’ As Researcher Quits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-alignment-lead-warns-ai-could-kill-all-humans-as-researcher",
        "published": "2026-09-09T04:14:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who are Jacob Coxon and Evan Hubinger? Anthropic colleagues in focus after ‘AI could kill all humans’ alarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/who-are-jacob-coxon-and-evan-hubinger-anthropic-colleagues-in-focus",
        "published": "2026-09-09T05:10:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits over AI safety fears, echoing other expert warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai-safety-fears-echoing-other-expert",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:33:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher says some developers believe AI 'could kill us all'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-says-some-developers-believe-ai-could-kill-us-all",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:11:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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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