Three Anthropic researchers, including Jacob Coxon, went public on September 9–10, 2026, warning that self-improving AI could kill humans this decade if development continues unchecked. Coxon quit the company; lawmakers called for new AI regulation.
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A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
Three Anthropic researchers went public last night with chilling concerns about out-of-control AI , warning it could destroy humans this decade. Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon wrote on X, after resigning Tuesday to sound the alarm: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senio
AI researcher warns the industry is racing towards superintelligent AI that could improve itself beyond human control.
One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity Artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic , one of whom has quit his job in protest. The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned beca
AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next decade. Why it matters: AI doomsday fears have existed for years, but as the technology has become more powerful and embedded in our lives, those warnings are breaking into the mainstream. State of play: Anthropic researchers are sounding the alarm that rogue
"We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"
The stunning admissions from three AI researchers prompted calls for urgent government action from both sides of the political divide in Washington, despite Donald Trump’s opposition.
Jacob Coxon, a model pretraining researcher at Anthropic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the company and OpenAI, where he also worked, of "not acting responsibly" and of "gambling with our lives" in the race to build artificial intelligence systems capable of improving themselves.
AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve
A former Anthropic researcher has quit his job over concerns about the potential threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports. Then, CNET AI reporter Katelyn Chedraoui joins to discuss.
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job due to concerns about the safety of AI two months before his equity would have vested, he told Axios. Why it matters: The disclosure raises the stakes on Coxon's now mega-viral resignation from the AI lab, which laid out the broad view that the tech could end humanity. What they're saying: "I no longer have anything to gain by juicing up Anthropic's va
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade Just a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology. Ted Cruz, a republican senator from Texas, said in an intervi
A former Anthropic researcher accused the companies building advanced artificial intelligence models of putting humanity at risk, writing AI "could kill us all by the end of the decade."
You will have to excuse me if I'm skeptical. Not only of the researcher's claims but whether or not this is actually a false flag situation where these companies want everyone to take them more seriously. They're trying to avoid the bubble popping. Oh no, our very capable and great AI got loose and hacked all on it's own! Oh no, our AI is so good it could destroy humanity!!!! Mmhmm. Sure. Anthropi
Former and current Anthropic employees issued public warnings this week about the risks of AI development, saying it has the potential to kill all humans. The Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson joins with more.
Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all" - Ars Technica https:// arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/ant hropic-researcher-quits-with-a-warning-self-improving-ai-could-kill-us-all/
A top Pentagon official is pushing back against rising fears about artificial intelligence risks days after a public warning from an Anthropic PBC engineer that AI insiders believe the technology “could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned and warned that AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade” as companies race toward self-improving superintelligence. Coxon says current AI models pose limited extinction risk, but rapid advances could soon enable recursive self-improvement, raising urgent concerns over AI safety, regulation and global coordination.
Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings. In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, former
After Jacob Coxon roiled the AI industry with his viral departure from Anthropic, two more researchers are speaking out about their concerns over AI safety.
Anthropic said on Thursday that it disrupted several potential efforts this year to make biological weapons using its models. It's the exact kind of threat that has some people worried, including former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon. Jo Ling Kent spoke with him on Thursday.
Public concerns over the threat of "superintelligence" are on the rise following comments from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could kill off humanity. J.B Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at Public Citizen, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said.
This comes after an Anthropic researcher publicly accused companies of advancing AI irresponsibly.