Jacob Coxon, a researcher at AI startup Anthropic, resigned from the company and the broader artificial intelligence industry.
Coxon previously worked at OpenAI and specialized in the pre-training of AI models. He attributed his departure to concerns that tech companies are engaged in a reckless race to build powerful, self-improving systems.
Coxon warned that these systems could spiral beyond human control and potentially destroy humanity. His exit highlights increasing tension between rapid technological advancement and unresolved safety and ethical concerns.