Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control' AI Fears (5 minute read)

TLDR AI 09/09/26, 12:00 AM News

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Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, citing fears that the industry's pursuit of self-improving AI could lead to uncontrollable outcomes and human extinction.

Jacob Coxon says he is leaving the company as he believes the industry-wide rush to build AI systems that can improve themselves could spiral out of control and destroy humanity.

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