Jacob Coxon
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“I believe that if we don't slow down at the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could all die in the immediate future,”
Jacob Coxon · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Coxon spoke to the BBC after his resignation post about the dangers of AI went viral.
“gambling with our lives.”
Jacob Coxon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Jacob Coxon, who worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI, ignited a global debate when he announced his resignation and said the companies were gambling with lives.
“kill us all by the end of the decade.”
Jacob Coxon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Coxon warned of the danger when announcing his resignation from Anthropic.
“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 senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible — but, I hear the same people express fear after a colleague quit over safety fears.”
Jacob Coxon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Jacob Coxon quit his job at Anthropic and posted this explanation on X.
“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,”
Jacob Coxon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-14
Coxon said in a widely shared post on X that he resigned over concerns AI could surpass human control.
“It doesn't look that different from, say, 'Terminator' or from science fiction films,”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-11 · reported 2026-09-13
Coxon told CBS News that AI development resembles science fiction scenarios like Terminator.
“these will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-13
Coxon warned that AI systems would soon be superhuman and able to hack anything.
“gambling with our lives.”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-13
Coxon announced he quit Anthropic out of concern that the company and OpenAI are risking lives.
“It will be smart enough to kill us.”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-11 · reported 2026-09-13
Coxon warned that future AI could become smart enough to kill humans.
“I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly,”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-10
Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic on social media, criticizing both OpenAI and Anthropic for not acting responsibly.
“people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon added that people building AI earnestly believe it could be lethal to humanity by the end of the decade.
“gambling with our lives.”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon said he was resigning from Anthropic over concerns that AI labs are not acting responsibly.
“They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon wrote in a thread on X that firms are racing to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with human lives.
“I don't feel like we're on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on improving model capabilities,”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon warned that a global AI race may be unavoidable and suggested a temporary ban on improving model capabilities.
“earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon said the people racing to build AI technology believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade.
“Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing,”
Jacob Coxon · said 2026-09-08 · reported 2026-09-09
Coxon warned about the rapidly growing power of AI systems in a statement following his resignation.