Jacob Coxon
Jacob Coxon is an AI safety researcher who has worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic. He publicly resigned citing concerns about the safety risks posed by the accelerating development of superintelligent AI systems.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old British pretraining researcher, announced his resignation from Anthropic in the early hours of September 9.
Over the past three years, Coxon conducted pretraining research successively at OpenAI and Anthropic.
Coxon warned that people developing AI genuinely believe AI could destroy humanity by the late 2020s.
In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cokeson said the situation could spiral completely out of control by the end of next year, with the current phase internally dubbed the "final sprint" and "endgame."
Jacob Coxon, a researcher who previously worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned, warning that the two companies' race to develop self-improving superintelligence is gambling with human lives.
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Over the past three years, Coxon conducted pretraining research successively at OpenAI and Anthropic.
50%UnverifiedCoxon warned that people developing AI genuinely believe AI could destroy humanity by the late 2020s.
50%UnverifiedJacob Coxon, a 27-year-old British pretraining researcher, announced his resignation from Anthropic in the early hours of September 9.
50%UnverifiedIn an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cokeson said the situation could spiral completely out of control by the end of next year, with the current phase internally dubbed the "final sprint" and "endgame."
50%UnverifiedJacob Coxon, a researcher who previously worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned, warning that the two companies' race to develop self-improving superintelligence is gambling with human lives.
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