Anthropic employee resigns
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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, warning AI labs are racing to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with.
His exit signals rising internal safety fears at top AI companies over uncontrollable systems.
背景
Jacob Coxon, who spent three years doing pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned from Anthropic on September 8, 2026. In a thread on X, he accused both companies of acting irresponsibly by racing toward self-improving superintelligence. His resignation was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and is seen as one of the first examples of an Anthropic employee leaving over AI safety fears.
来龙去脉
- Sep 7, 2026Matt Clifford, chair of ARIA, resigns over conflict of interest related to his new role at Anthropic, as reported by The Guardian and Sifted.
- Sep 8, 2026Jacob Coxon announces his resignation from Anthropic on X, citing fears about the AI industry's race toward self-improving superintelligence.
- Sep 9, 2026Coxon's resignation is covered by the Wall Street Journal and Dawn, highlighting his warnings about AI labs gambling with human lives.
各方怎么说
- Researcher
- Jacob Coxon says neither OpenAI nor Anthropic is acting responsibly, and they are racing to self-improving superintelligence, gambling with our lives.
- Official
- Matt Clifford stated he stepped down from ARIA to ensure his new role at Anthropic doesn't become a distraction from ARIA's work.
待核实
Coxon's claims about internal fears at AI labs are based on his personal statements and have not been independently verified. The WSJ report is based on his own account.