{
  "id": 6478112,
  "title": "Anthropic researcher's resignation sends warning about the dangers of AI development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-resignation-sends-warning-about-the-dangers-of-6478112",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T21:23:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/anthropic-researchers-resignation-sends-warning-about-the-dangers-of-ai-development"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher at Anthropic, has resigned from his position citing concerns that the company and its competitors, including OpenAI, are not prioritizing safety in their artificial intelligence development. According to Coxon, the companies are more focused on beating each other in developing the most advanced model possible. He expressed his concerns on the social platform X, stating that the people building AI \"earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.\"\n\nCoxon, who spent three years working at both Anthropic and OpenAI, warned that current AI models will soon give way to \"superhuman systems\" that can breach digital defenses, transform fields quickly, and accumulate power and resources. He drew a distinction between his two former employers, stating that while OpenAI's civilizational stakes have not been \"deeply internalized,\" Anthropic understands the risks but is \"locked in a race to get there first.\"\n\nAnthropic's alignment science lead, Evan Hubinger, responded to Coxon's concerns, reaffirming that the company does earnestly believe AI could kill all humans, with Hubinger personally thinking it is a 10% risk within the next decade. Coxon's resignation and comments have sparked a conversation about the responsible development of AI and the potential risks associated with it.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Flipkart Minutes’ new app; Anthropic researcher sounds alarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/flipkart-minutes-new-app-anthropic-researcher-sounds-alarm",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:08:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher puts AI’s odds of \"killing all humans\" above 10%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-puts-ais-odds-of-killing-all-humans-above-10",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:24:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "AI-pocalypse now? Anthropic gearheads sound alarm over advances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-pocalypse-now-anthropic-gearheads-sound-alarm-over-advances",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:10:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "AI researcher quits Anthropic over superintelligence fears: ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-quits-anthropic-over-superintelligence-fears-gambling",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:59:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "AI researcher claims he resigned from Anthropic over threat to the human race. His post is going viral",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-claims-he-resigned-from-anthropic-over-threat-to-the",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-resigns-with-warning-about-the-dangers-of-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:54:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher’s resignation sparks broad AI safety discussion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-resignation-sparks-broad-ai-safety-discussion",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:24:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI \"could kill us all\" before the decade ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-resigns-warning-that-ai-could-kill-us-all-before",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher's resignation sends warning about the dangers of AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/anthropic-researchers-resignation-sends-warning-about-the-dangers-of",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:23:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-researcher-resigns-with-warning-about-the-dangers-of-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:47:33.000Z"
      }
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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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