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  "id": 6408139,
  "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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:23:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-says-frontier-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives/article71446821.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher at Anthropic, recently resigned from the AI lab, expressing deep concerns about the approach of both Anthropic and OpenAI towards safety. He warned that AI systems advancing at an unprecedented pace could pose significant dangers to humanity on a global scale. Coxon had previously worked on pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, yet he criticized neither company for their lack of responsible actions in pursuit of self-improving superintelligence. His resignation was later confirmed by The Wall Street Journal.\n\nIn a post on September 9, Coxon revealed his fears about AI systems that could potentially hack into any system, gain power, and radically transform entire fields of knowledge. He proposed pacing agreements between U.S. labs as a possible solution, but acknowledged that international agreements would be more challenging to achieve. Despite facing accusations of fear-mongering from critics, Coxon was supported by Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s Alignment Science lead. Hubinger shared the same belief that AI could potentially kill all humans, even if he himself did not foresee such an outcome within the next decade. He also acknowledged that the danger posed by future AI models was greater than that of current models.",
  "summary": "Jacob Coxon’s comments about working at Anthropic and the dangers of AI have ignited a wave of both agreement and criticism online",
  "key_points": [],
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        "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": "Business Insider",
        "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",
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        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quits",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T07:06:42.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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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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