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Jacob Coxon

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Jacob Coxon is a former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher who, after resigning from Anthropic, publicly warned that advanced AI could pose extreme existential risks and said such outcomes could occur by the end of the decade. Recent coverage of his statements has fed into broader debates over AI safety, including testimony to the New York City Council, mainstream media attention following his resignation, and scrutiny from other industry figures about the credibility and handling of his claims. His comments also intersected with reporting on safety and monitoring gaps described in Anthropic-related materials.

Updated 19 October 2026

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Latest developments

It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’ Fortune · 22
Politics Gets Interested In Those Trying Not To Die Zvi (Don't Worry About the Vase) · 1 month ago · 52
AI #186: The World Takes Notice Zvi (Don't Worry About the Vase) · 1 month ago · 10 The contagion of fear Simon Willison’s Weblog · 1 month ago · 23 The AI apocalypse warning that finally went mainstream Fortune · 3 David Sacks accuses Anthropic whistleblower’s conversation of being a PR stunt benzinga.com · 1 month ago · 42
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom? TechCrunch · 1 month ago · 9
AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC BBC News · 1 month ago · 50

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2026

Sam Altman said granting AI religious or human authority is a real safety concern and argued society should accept some harms from widely used AI in exchange for its benefits Other

Donald Trump announced plans for a federal “AI Force” and an “AI czar,” alongside a proposal to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” Policy change

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google employees (and a former Anthropic employee) publicly warned that rapid AI progress could lead to human extinction and urged slowing or regulation Other

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned after warning that frontier AI could pose an existential risk, including a more-than-10% chance of human extinction within the decade Executive move

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers publicly warned that current AI progress may outpace alignment controls and urged stronger safeguards, including calls for slowing development Other

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  • Anthropic employed by this person · 11 sources
  • Employed by Anthropic · 8 sources
  • Employed by OpenAI · 4 sources
  • OpenAI employed by this person · 2 sources

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