An Anthropic security chief admits there is more than a 10% chance that AI will “kill all humans”

Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old British engineer who previously worked at OpenAI, resigned from the AI company Anthropic on September 8. His departure was marked by a public statement on the social media platform X, which garnered significant attention, exceeding 44 million views within nine hours of its publication. Coxon had spent three years working in the pre-training phase of AI development.

In his resignation, Coxon expressed concerns regarding the safety practices of both Anthropic and OpenAI. He alleged that these organizations are not acting responsibly and are effectively playing with human lives. Reports indicate that these concerns include a stated belief regarding the potential for advanced artificial intelligence to pose an existential threat to humanity.