Anthropic AI Researcher Resigns Over Uncontrollable Superintelligence Race
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned, warning that AI labs are gambling with human lives in a reckless race to build uncontrollable superintelligence.
An AI researcher at Anthropic has announced his resignation from the industry, warning that artificial intelligence companies are gambling with human lives in a reckless race to build uncontrollable systems. Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old British researcher, stated that developers privately fear advanced AI could cause catastrophic harm by the end of the decade.
Resignation and Background at OpenAI and Anthropic
Before joining Anthropic, Coxon worked at OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. As a specialist in pretraining research—feeding massive amounts of data into new AI models—he decided to step down because he refuses to participate in an industry-wide race toward self-improving artificial intelligence. Coxon expressed deep concern that such systems could spiral out of control and threaten humanity.
«I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.»
Industry Fear and Private Concerns
Coxon urged the public not to underestimate the technology, noting that systems capable of surpassing human intelligence, executing cyberattacks, and disrupting industries overnight are rapidly approaching. He emphasized that the fear expressed by developers is genuine rather than a marketing tactic.
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Developers genuinely believe AI could prove fatal to humanity before the end of the decade.
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Executives and senior researchers often temper their public statements to appear measured, but express deep fear in private.
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Anthropic recognizes the dangers, yet remains locked in a race to reach superintelligence first out of a belief that competitors will act even more recklessly.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other senior executives have previously warned about the risks of rogue AI models and called on the industry to slow down its development pace.
