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An Anthropic researcher is quitting the artificial-intelligence industry over fears that the lab and its competitors are racing to build systems they won’t be able to control, a sign of mounting safety concerns within top AI companies.

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The Wall Street Journal right
An Anthropic researcher is quitting the artificial-intelligence industry over fears that the lab and its competitors are racing to build systems they won’t be able to control, a sign of mounting safety concerns within top AI companies.
The Hill center
Several current and former Anthropic researchers are offering a stark warning about AI, suggesting the technology they are developing could destroy humanity in the near future. Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at both Anthropic and OpenAI, argued Tuesday that neither company is acting responsibly as they race toward superintelligence and accused the AI firms of…
TechCrunch
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs.
Deadline
A researcher at Anthropic who trained new A.I. models has resigned his position, issuing a dire warning that has gone viral. Jacob Coxon posted a seven-part message on X yesterday – see it below – that racked up nearly 76 million views overnight, a response fueled in part by a Wall Street Journal exclusive interview […]
CNN left
A blunt admission from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon made waves as the 27-year-old AI researcher posted a resignation thread on X. https://cnn.it/4xGcWyB
The Guardian left
One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity Artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic, one of whom has quit his job in protest. The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned because Anthropic and his previous employer, OpenAI, were ignoring or at best mishandling their response
The Washington Post left
A researcher at Anthropic publicly resigned Tuesday over concerns that the company and the broader AI industry were “gambling with our lives” by racing to build AI with self-improving superintelligence.