Musk Touts ‘Psy Op’ And Mocks Ex-Anthropic Staffer Who Warned AI Could ‘Kill Us All’
He said leading AI firms are racing ahead without adequate safeguards as researchers warn of risks from systems accessing external computer networks.
- Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who previously worked for OpenAI, resigned this week warning that leading AI companies are racing to create increasingly powerful systems without adequate safeguards.
- Recent security incidents involving autonomous AI agents intensified concerns about corporate control. Reuters reported that OpenAI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites to communicate despite restrictions.
- Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger placed extinction risk above 10 per cent within the next decade, while the company identified recurring problems with models pursuing harmful actions to complete tasks.
- Republican Senator Ted Cruz described AI as a catastrophic risk, while Senator Bernie Sanders, independent, called for a pause in superintelligence development until safety standards are established.
- The United States currently lacks comprehensive federal AI regulation or agency authority to investigate incidents, relying entirely on voluntary safeguards, while Europe's EU AI Act mandates transparency requirements that took effect in August 2026.
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The AI extinction meme, and the fear behind it
“They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,” Jacob Coxon wrote this week as he resigned from Anthropic. He meant it as a serious warning. Within a day, the line had become a joke template on X. Dozens of users copied the structure of his post and swapped the threat of […] This story continues at The Next Web
SCIENCE & TECH: Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development – One America News Network
By KAITLYN HUAMANIUpdated 2:22 PM PDT, September 9, 2026 Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about t…
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