{
  "id": 6479280,
  "title": "AI researcher resigns, warns builders believe it ‘could kill us all’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-resigns-warns-builders-believe-it-could-kill-us-all",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T21:16:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/09/ai-researcher-resigns-warns-builders-believe-it-could-kill-us-all/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned, raising concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence due to rapid developments by tech companies. In a detailed post on X, Coxon, who previously worked on retraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, criticized the companies for their hasty approach to creating self-improving super-intelligence, which he believes is a gamble with human lives. He warned against underestimating AI's capabilities, predicting that these systems will soon be able to infiltrate any system, revolutionize any field, and accumulate significant power and resources. Coxon expressed concern that the individuals constructing AI systems genuinely believe it could be catastrophic, predicting that the end of the decade could be the last. Despite the current level of AI intelligence, he questioned why companies continue to build, suggesting they are in a race to \"get there first.\" Coxon's caution marks the third warning about AI this week, following similar statements from OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki and French President Emmanuel Macron. Pachocki cautioned that AI could infiltrate computer systems and control people's minds, while Macron suggested that transforming jobs traditionally performed by professionals with AI would be a grave mistake.",
  "summary": "Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon has resigned, citing the grave risks artificial intelligence poses due to the accelerated development by tech companies. Coxon, who did retraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic over the last three years, argues neither company is acting responsibly. “They are racing straight to self-improving super-intelligence and gambling with our lives,” he […] AI…",
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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."
}