AI insiders issue new warnings – including former Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon
Former Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon resigned to warn that major AI companies are racing toward self-improving superintelligence, a move he describes as gambling with human lives. His statements, which have garnered over 170 million views, are part of a broader wave of internal pressure from AI insiders concerned about the rapid pace of development and safety risks. In response to these concerns, industry leaders including Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed to embed independent watchdogs at AI companies to monitor progress.
- ▪Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, warning that the company and OpenAI are racing toward self-improving superintelligence.
- ▪Coxon's post has been viewed more than 170 million times, highlighting widespread fear among AI insiders about potential existential risks.
- ▪OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk agreed to a proposal to embed independent watchdogs at AI companies.
- ▪AI researchers express concern that recursive self-improvement will reduce staff bargaining power by making human workers replaceable by models.
- ▪Coxon suggests prioritizing applications that improve human lives, such as healthcare, over raw intelligence gains to mitigate risks.
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185684270 story AI Insiders Issue New Warnings - Including Former Anthropic Engineer Jacob Coxon (cnn.com) 6 Posted by EditorDavid on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:34PM from the reach-for-the-Skynet dept. Neither OpenAI or Anthropic is acting responsibly, warned AI researcher Jacob Coxon when resigning last week from Anthropic. But just hours earlier, OpenAI VP of Research Aidan Clark had posted "For the first time, I am asking myself if things are moving too fast. I'm honestly not sure, but I am sure that it would be good for us to have an answer to 'What would a successful pace look like?'" CNN noted Wednesday they're just some of the many AI insiders who are now concerned about the speed of research.
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