An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'
An AI researcher has resigned from Anthropic, citing concerns that both Anthropic and OpenAI are recklessly racing toward superintelligence. The researcher claims that internal staff at these companies fear the technology could pose existential risks to humanity.
Why it matters
This highlights growing internal dissent within top AI labs regarding the safety and ethical implications of rapid AI development.
"Neither company is acting responsibly," Coxon wrote on X. Imen Ben Youssef / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images An AI researcher has left Anthropic, warning that AI labs have been reckless towards safety risks. "Neither company is acting responsibly," he wrote in a departure note. OpenAI and Anthropic have been facing resignations over concerns about AI advancement safety. An Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI just quit. He's the latest insider who's warned that the AI race has become dangerously reckless . Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic on Tuesday, saying he had spent the past three years doing pre-training research at the two AI giants. "Neither company is acting responsibly," Coxon wrote on X. "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."
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