Anthropic's Jacob Coxon, 27, declared his departure from the company in a series of X posts, saying both Anthropic and its rival OpenAI are failing to act responsibly. Coxon, who quit his job in four months,

The whole world is going through the craze of artificial intelligence, and it is visible. The AI effect is moving at the speed of light, but the highlight here is the researcher of AI. As the 27-year-old resigns,

AI researchers are organizing to address existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence. Jacob Coxon, a former researcher, has backed this new coalition of concerned AI staff. This group aims to use internal leverage to influence company decisions on AI development.

He went from obscure AI researcher to notable independent AI critic literally overnight.

Jacob Coxon warns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity after resigning from Anthropic over concerns about the rapid development of advanced AI systems.

The warning in former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s resignation announcement is stark. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,” he writes. “No other human activity poses this level of danger.

Jacob Coxon's warning that AI could wipe out humanity by 2030 has inspired X users to parody its dramatic language with absurd workplace threats.

A warning from Jacob Coxon, an AI employee, that the technology could “kill us all” appeared to shock the world into action this week. But the statement has raised questions about Coxon’s motives.