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Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Warns of Existential AI Risks

September 9, 2026
oecd:2026-09-09-2ca1View source ↗

What happened

Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher at Anthropic and former OpenAI employee, resigned citing fears that leading AI firms are irresponsibly racing toward self-improving superintelligent systems that could threaten humanity. Anthropic's alignment lead echoed concerns, admitting the company lacks a clear solution to align such powerful AI with human values.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Warns of Existential AI Risks
2026-09-09