Jacob Coxon Resigns from Anthropic: AI Could Kill Us All
Jacob Coxon, 27, leaves Anthropic and warns that AI could kill us all. Does his resignation change anything? Skepticism versus the Amodei precedent.
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Anthropic Engineer Resigns, Warns AI Could Kill Us All
Jacob Coxon, 27 and a former OpenAI employee, has resigned from Anthropic. He did so with a powerful message: “No other human activity represents this level of danger.” According to his complaint, both companies relaxed their safety protocols under pressure to keep advancing. “AI could kill us all by the end of this decade,” he asserts.
Does the Resignation Change Anything?
The reaction has been skeptical. Some argue that resigning doesn't alter the course: the race for AI continues. They also recall that he is not the first. Dario Amodei, also a former OpenAI employee, issued the same warning before founding Anthropic. Will Coxon trinc the same path? With the money he has earned in these years, he could live without working. But the logical move in this sector is to end up creating his own startup. Meanwhile, the risk does not disappear; only who warns about it changes.
The fact that throws people into confusion: those who shout the loudest about existential danger are often the ones building the technology. That is how business works.
Jacob Coxon, 27 and a former OpenAI employee, has resigned from Anthropic. He did so with a powerful message: “No other human activity represents this level of danger.” According to his complaint, both companies relaxed their safety protocols under pressure to keep advancing. “AI could kill us all by the end of this decade,” he asserts.
Does the Resignation Change Anything?
The reaction has been skeptical. Some argue that resigning doesn't alter the course: the race for AI continues. They also recall that he is not the first. Dario Amodei, also a former OpenAI employee, issued the same warning before founding Anthropic. Will Coxon trinc the same path? With the money he has earned in these years, he could live without working. But the logical move in this sector is to end up creating his own startup. Meanwhile, the risk does not disappear; only who warns about it changes.
The fact that throws people into confusion: those who shout the loudest about existential danger are often the ones building the technology. That is how business works.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (87 replies).
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