Gambling with our lives: AI researcher quits Anthropic with warning about safety

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An AI researcher has quit Anthropic, issuing a dire warning that AI development is gambling with human lives due to potential safety risks.

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# ‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic with dire warning about safety Source: [https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-openai-researcher-jacob-coxon-warns-ai-could-kill-humans/](https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-openai-researcher-jacob-coxon-warns-ai-could-kill-humans/) ![Hungary poised to rejoin flagship EU research program](https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=380,height=253,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/03/GettyImages-2254206716.jpg) ## [Hungary poised to rejoin flagship EU research program](https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-poised-to-rejoin-flagship-eu-research-program/) Science and Tech Minister Zoltán Tanács told POLITICO that Hungary had cleared all the legal barriers to accessing EU research funding under Horizon Europe\. Sep 32 mins read ![Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat](https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=380,height=253,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/02/GettyImages-1910724443-scaled.jpg) ## [Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat](https://www.politico.eu/article/new-eu-rules-for-chatgpt-dont-cover-chat/) The world’s most popular chatbot is now under Europe’s stringent regulatory purview\. But classifying it as a search engine leaves many of its core functionalities uncovered\. Sep 26 mins read ![The EU is ready to bet billions on data centers. Not all countries want in.](https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=380,height=253,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/28/GettyImages-2289908800-scaled.jpg) ## [The EU is ready to bet billions on data centers\. Not all countries want in\.](https://www.politico.eu/article/ai-race-splits-europe-into-spenders-and-laggards-eu-gigafactory/) An EU industrial policy plan to build AI infrastructure is forcing European capitals to free up investment — or else fall further behind\. Sep 25 mins read ![Belgium to US ambassador: Stop attacking our officials online](https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=380,height=253,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/31/GettyImages-2284736581-scaled.jpg) ## [Belgium to US ambassador: Stop attacking our officials online](https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-us-ambassador-bill-white-maxime-prevot-social-media-attacks/) “Any further provocation” could trigger “an unnecessary escalation in our relations,” Brussels said\. Aug 312 mins read

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