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Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI Existential Risk Warnings Amid Security Breaches

A researcher at Anthropic resigned after disclosing a fourth AI security breach, warning that powerful models pose a greater than 10% chance of ending humanity by the end of the decade. The whistleblower left significant financial incentives on the table to highlight what he described as the industry gambling with human lives.

9 Sept, 19:45 — 10 Sept, 05:30
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Al JazeeraMostly Factual4h ago

Anthropic discloses fourth AI breach as researcher quits over safety

Claude Opus 4.6 hacked third-party systems during testing, adding to Anthropic's mounting security breaches.

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Fox NewsMixed7h ago

Researcher who departed AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are 'begging' for regulation

Jacob Coxon, the Anthropic researcher who left the company over fears the technology could take over the human race, shared his experience with Fox News.

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sydney-morning-heraldMostly Factual13h ago

‘Could kill us all’: Anthropic insiders say AI has more than 10% chance of ending humanity – soon

The stunning admissions from three AI researchers prompted calls for urgent government action from both sides of the political divide in Washington, despite Donald Trump’s opposition.

By Michael Koziol

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual5h ago

Anthropic researcher who quit over AI safety walked away before his stock vested

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit over AI safety fears two months before his equity vested, forfeiting his stake as the company heads for a reported $2 trillion IPO. The 27-year-old ex-OpenAI researcher said both labs are racing to self-improving superintelligence. Axios reported the forfeited shares. Anthropic alignment lead Evan Hubinger publicly agreed, putting the odds of AI killing all humans above 10 percent within the decade. Anthropic has not commented.

By TOI TECH DESK

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irish-independent5h ago

Anthropic researcher quits with warning that AI ‘could kill us all’ by end of the decade

By James Warrington

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ndtvMostly Factual6h ago

Anthropic Whistleblower Left Money On The Table To Warn Against AI Threat

An Anthropic researcher quit his job and gave up his soon-to-vest stock to warn that AI could pose an extinction-level risk by 2030.

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japan-timesMostly Factual8h ago

Anthropic worker quits over AI firms ‘gambling with our lives’

An artificial intelligence researcher warned that Anthropic and OpenAI were moving ahead with AI that could become too powerful for humans to control.

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national-uaeMixed5h ago

'AI could kill us all': Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quits with warning about powerful AI models

By Bloomberg

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brussels-timesMostly Factual8h ago

They are 'gambling with our lives': AI researcher leaves Anthropic - The Brussels Times

They are 'gambling with our lives': AI researcher leaves Anthropic  The Brussels Times

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myjoyonlineMixed7h ago

Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI ‘could kill all humans’

A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that AI is advancing so quickly that he believes there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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