Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears - WSJ

kept by eddie sep 10

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns, warning that the industry's rush toward self‑improving AI could lead to uncontrollable systems within a year.

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