Top AI Researcher Quits Over Superintelligence Fears

A top researcher at OpenAI and Anthropic has quit his job due to concerns about the risks of superintelligence. Jacob Coxon, a pretraining researcher who spent three years working on AI models at both companies, publicly announced his resignation from Anthropic.

Coxon accused both industry leaders of acting irresponsibly in their pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI), which he believes could pose existential risks by the end of the decade.

He noted that many top researchers and leadership figures privately harbor deep fears about uncontrolled superintelligence, but are often reluctant to speak out due to competitive pressures and fear of being seen as 'negative'.