AI models don't kill people – people kill people
This opinion piece argues that the risks associated with AI are primarily the responsibility of the companies developing them rather than the models themselves. The author critiques the 'doomer' narrative surrounding AI safety while suggesting that corporate accountability is the real solution.
Why it matters
It challenges the prevailing discourse on AI existential risk by shifting the focus toward corporate governance and regulatory oversight.
AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve
OPINION Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon publicly announced his resignation on X late Monday over concerns that AI "could kill us all by the end of the decade."
A lot of people have expressed opinions about his point of view, leading to more than 110 million views of the message in less than 24 hours, perhaps helped along by X algorithms that boost messages critical of owner Elon Musk's AI rivals, Anthropic and OpenAI.
But the real problem isn't the models themselves, but the companies who carelessly unleash them on the world and don't take any responsibility for what their products do
Coxon's former colleague, science lead Evan Hubinger, insists his view is a fair assessment of what employees really think.
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