{
  "id": 6420660,
  "title": "Anthropic researcher resigns, claims AI companies gambling with humanity's future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-resigns-claims-ai-companies-gambling-with",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:02:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post-tech-start-ups",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-908104"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, announced on Tuesday that he has resigned from his position, warning that both Anthropic and OpenAI were recklessly gambling with humanity's future. In a series of posts on X/Twitter, Coxon criticized the companies for pursuing self-improving superintelligence without considering the potential dangers. He stated that neither company was acting responsibly in their race to develop advanced AI systems that could, in theory, revolutionize any field overnight and acquire significant power and resources. Coxon's concerns were echoed by Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's Alignment Science lead, who acknowledged the possibility of AI posing an existential threat to humanity, estimating a 10% chance within the next decade. Both Hubinger and Coxon emphasized the need for greater caution and a more responsible approach to AI development in the coming years.",
  "summary": "\"Neither company is acting responsibly,\" he wrote in a series of posts on X/Twitter. \"They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, warning of reckless AI gambling",
    "Criticized Anthropic and OpenAI for pursuing superintelligence without caution",
    "Emphasized need for responsible AI development to avoid existential threat"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This resignation underscores the internal warnings that leading AI developers may be prioritizing progress over safety, potentially putting humanity at risk according to some of their own researchers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Resigns, Warns AI Industry Is “Gambling With Our Lives”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-resigns-warns-ai-industry-is",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:11:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}