{
  "id": 6511191,
  "title": "Anthropic worker quits over AI firms ‘gambling with our lives’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-worker-quits-over-ai-firms-gambling-with-our-lives",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/10/tech/anthropic-ai-gambling-lives/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An artificial intelligence researcher has resigned from Anthropic and called for his fellow employees to reconsider their work. Jacob Coxon, who had previously worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI for three years, expressed his concerns in a social media post on Tuesday. He warned that the two tech giants were pushing forward with the development of \"self-improving\" AI models that could become so powerful that they would be beyond human control. \"They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,\" Coxon stated on X. He emphasized the potential dangers of these technologies, noting that they could soon become superhuman systems capable of hacking anything, transforming any field in an instant, and accumulating real power and resources.",
  "summary": "An artificial intelligence researcher warned that Anthropic and OpenAI were moving ahead with AI that could become too powerful for humans to control.",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI risks.",
    "Warned against self-improving AI becoming uncontrollable.",
    "Called for reconsideration of work on powerful AI models."
  ],
  "editors_take": "A researcher’s resignation highlights the internal debate at AI firms over the risks of developing powerful self-improving models that could become uncontrollable, posing significant dangers to humans.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher who quit over AI safety walked away before his stock vested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-researcher-who-quit-over-ai-safety-walked-away-before-his",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:49:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "'AI could kill us all': Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quits with warning about powerful AI models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ai-could-kill-us-all-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-quits-with",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:29:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Anthropic researcher quits, says AI could kill all humans by end of decade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-researcher-quits-says-ai-could-kill-all-humans-by-end-of",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:14:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Anthropic worker quits over AI firms ‘gambling with our lives’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-worker-quits-over-ai-firms-gambling-with-our-lives-6596157",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:10:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}