Jacob Coxon has departed from Anthropic and given up his equity, per an Axios scoop. Coxon is a whistleblower who cautioned that AI might trigger disaster. His exit has drawn wide coverage.
Some commentators say his warning is overlooking something important. Others note he is now a target of the right. The warning follows recent reports of experts urging Australia to heed AI risks.
Scoop: Anthropic whistleblower gave up his equity to leave the company Axios
The ex-Anthropic researcher's warning that AI could kill us all is missing something important fortune.com
AI researcher who warned of 'disaster' is now a target of the right The Washington Post
He spent years building powerful AI. Then he walked away with a warning Cleveland.com
TCAI Guide to warnings posted by AI developers: 'Gambling with our lives' transparencycoalition.ai