Anthropic researcher warns AI race is 'crunch time for humanity
former anthropic researcher jacob coxon warns ai race poses extinction risk, cites urgent need for safety measures.
jacob coxon, a former researcher at anthropic, has resigned and issued a grave warning that the ai race is putting all lives at risk. coxon, who worked on the pretraining stage of ai development, believes that the next year or two is 'crunch time for humanity' and that many in the industry share his views. evan hubinger, anthropic's ai alignment lead, predicted a greater than 10% chance that ai could kill all people in the next decade. coxon recommends coordinating on limiting recursive self-improvement and international coordination to address the risks. his warning comes as anthropic reportedly prepares for a massive ipo and silicon valley faces growing concerns over ai safety and security.