Researcher quits Anthropic with AI extinction warning; US calls for investigation
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Neutral summary
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying artificial intelligence could destroy humanity by the end of the decade and accusing developers of “gambling with our lives”. His statement sparked widespread debate, and a technology adviser to Trump’s circle demanded an investigation into Anthropic and a pause on its IPO, reportedly valued at around $2 trillion. Two more researchers from Anthropic and Google DeepMind later voiced safety concerns, saying “there are no adults in the room”. Experts and politicians are divided: some call for regulation and a slowdown, while others criticise the catastrophic tone of the warnings.
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Publication timeline
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Trump's tech guru demands Anthropic is investigated and their $2trillion IPO is paused after researcher warned AI will wipe out humanity. Anthropic is preparing for one of the biggest stock-market listings in history, w…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Ex-pesquisador da OpenAI e Anthropic pede demissão e alerta que IA pode aniquilar humanidade em 10 anos. pesquisador de inteligência artificial Jacob Coxon pediu demissão da Anthropic com um alerta contundente para o se…
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The Atlantic (outlet profile)
Everybody Wants AI to Destroy the World. An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes it will. His story is going viral because you want to believe too.
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Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Cofundador da Anthropic prevê que PIB dos EUA pode crescer 15% em 2030 com ajuda da IA. O centro de estudos Anthropic Institute, de propriedade de Jack Clark, cofundador da Anthropic, publicou nesta semana um relatório…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Cofundador da Anthropic prevê que PIB dos EUA pode crescer 15% em 2030 com ajuda da IA. O centro de estudos Anthropic Institute, de propriedade de Jack Clark, cofundador da Anthropic, publicou nesta semana um relatório…
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Times of India (outlet profile)
Ex-Anthropic researcher warns AI could 'kill us all by end of decade'. 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-i…
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Semana (outlet profile)
Jacob Coxon, investigador que sorprendió al renunciar a Anthropic, dio preocupante advertencia: “Estan apostando con nuestras vidas”
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NBC News (outlet profile)
Two AI researchers leave Anthropic and Google over safety concerns: ‘There are no adults in the room’. After Jacob Coxon roiled the AI industry with his viral departure from Anthropic, two more researchers are speaking…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon says prepping won't help in AI takeover. Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic researcher who resigned while predicting that AI will destroy all humanity, tells Jo Ling Kent that he's…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
How AI could destroy all humanity, according to former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned from the company while predicting AI could destroy all humanity, tells Jo Li…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Former Anthropic researcher who said AI could "kill us all" explains his reasoning. Anthropic said on Thursday that it disrupted several potential efforts this year to make biological weapons using its models. It's the…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Ex-Anthropic researcher warns AI could grow "smart enough to kill us". The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said.
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NBC News (outlet profile)
More AI researchers warn of AI's threat to humanity. NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to two more artificial intelligence researchers about the potential threat A.I has to humanity. This comes after AI researcher Jacob Coxon…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Extended Interview: Ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warns AI could destroy humanity. Jacob Coxon publicly resigned from his position as an Anthropic researcher on Tuesday, accusing the company and rival develop…
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iNews (outlet profile)
Worried about the end of humanity thanks to AI? Here’s what’s really happening. It's not superintelligence we need to worry about, it's the people who are recklessly pressing ahead with powerful new systems
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Alerta sobre riscos da IA reforça apelos por regulamentação. Um dia após Jacob Coxon, ex-funcionário da Anthropic e da OpenAI, alarmar o mundo ao afirmar que sistemas de inteligência artificial (IA) podem exterminar a h…
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
The 27-year-old who warned that AI could ‘kill us all’ faces intense scrutiny. A warning from British safety researcher Jacob Coxon shocked the world into action this week. But the statement has raised questions about h…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Anthropic blocks malicious use of AI that could develop biological weapons. Ex-Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned people "do not underestimate the power of this technology" before claiming people building t…
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Wired (outlet profile)
Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone. A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.
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Business Insider (outlet profile)
The AI doomsdayers aren't new. You just weren't paying attention.. Tech workers have long warned that an AI extinction event was possible. What was it about Jacob Coxon's post that made the public care?
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Novara Media (outlet profile)
AI ‘Could Kill Us All’. So Why Is Nobody Slowing Down?. Is this the week when AI safety broke into the mainstream? On Wednesday, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from the company on X, claiming…
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Bangkok Post (outlet profile)
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?. TOKYO - Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments a…
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Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)
Doomsday Tech: Could AI Really Kill Us All?
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Could AI really kill us? Experts reveal exactly how superintelligent bots could make mankind extinct. According to experts, part of what makes the risk so alarming is that there are multiple possible paths to humanity's…
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Atlantico (outlet profile)
Operation IApocalypse : et si le succès du tweet du chercheur qui voit l’IA capable de faire disparaître l’humanité était bien trop artificiel pour être « honnête ». Tout part de Jacob Coxon, un type qui n'a aucun abonn…
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The Conversation (UK) (outlet profile)
Could AI really kill off humanity within the decade? Expert Q&A. It’s not the first time AI researchers and companies have issued such warnings.
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CBS News (outlet profile)
AI could "kill us all," researcher says. Two tech insiders are sounding the alarm on artificial intelligence. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns that AI could "kill us all," and now former Google DeepMind res…
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Scientific American (outlet profile)
AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit, fearing extinction. Security experts see a familiar fight. An Anthropic researcher quit over fears of runaway AI. His colleague who still works there agreed. Security experts argue that t…
Factual core
- The article speculates about future scenarios where AI poses a catastrophic risk.
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon predicts that AI will destroy all humanity.
- Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, resigned from the company.
- Jacob Coxon's warning was described as concerning.
- Coxon raised urgent concerns over AI safety, regulation and global coordination.