The
27-year-old researcher resigned from Anthropic, accusing both it and OpenAI of
irresponsibly racing toward self-improving superintelligence that could spiral
out of control.
He revealed that many executives and senior researchers privately fear AI could kill humanity by decade's end, a view echoed by Anthropic's alignment lead Evan Hubinger, who pegs the risk above 10 percent.
Coxon urged fellow researchers to pause and reflect before launching systems they don't fully understand, amid rising internal safety concerns fueled by intense competition.