Anthropic researcher abruptly quits, warning AI ‘could kill us all’

A former top researcher at one of the world’s leading AI firms has resigned in a stark warning, declaring that unchecked advancements in the technology pose an existential threat to humanity within the next several years. The researcher, who worked on foundational AI models at two major companies over the past three years, criticized both organizations for failing to address critical risks despite their rapid progress. In a public post, they emphasized the urgency of the danger, framing it as an imminent concern that demands immediate attention from the industry and policymakers. The resignation and warning highlight growing tensions between AI innovation and ethical safeguards in the field.

A researcher for one of the largest and most valuable artificial intelligence companies publicly quit while raising the alarm that the technology “could kill us all by the end of the decade.” Jacob Coxon, who has performed pre-training research at Anthropic and OpenAI for the last three years, posted on X that “neither company is...