Jacob Coxon's resignation statement reshapes AI safety debate
1Sep 15 12:00 PM · 12d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 1 of 2
Former Anthropic and OpenAI safety researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation message had outsized impact compared to earlier warnings from higher-profile figures, opening public discussion of 'loss of control' dangers. Timing with Anthropic's pending IPO and OpenAI's trajectory toward going public amplified the effect.
Fortune
“the company was in favor of coordinating an industry-wide slowdown in the pace of AI development with bitter rivals, including Anthropic and SpaceX”