'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns
An Anthropic researcher resigned, warning AI could kill humans, as more employees publicly express safety fears about rapid AI development.Summary
Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old Anthropic employee, resigned from the AI company, posting on X that the industry is 'racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.' His departure is part of a growing trend, with numerous AI employees publicly quitting or voicing concerns that the technology is advancing too quickly and could become uncontrollable. A senior Anthropic colleague, Evan Hubinger, partially validated Coxon's fears, stating they 'earnestly believe AI could kill all humans,' though he personally estimates the risk at under 10% over the next decade. Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, and OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki have also issued similar warnings. Despite these internal alarms, meaningful government regulation in the U.S. appears distant, with the Trump administration favoring a voluntary, classified framework for AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta. Even OpenAI's Sam Altman has recently suggested it might be time to pace AI development to allow society to adapt.
(Source：CNN)