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Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Warns of 10% Human Death Risk

9/9/2026

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Jacob Coxon, 27, resigned from Anthropic, citing reckless AI race toward self-improving superintelligence.
He announced he will completely exit the artificial-intelligence industry.
Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger said AI could kill all humans with >10% probability within a decade.
His exit joins a wave of safety-staff departures that has attracted regulatory scrutiny.

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Jacob Coxon, 27, resigned from Anthropic, citing reckless AI race toward self-improving superintelligence.
He announced he will completely exit the artificial-intelligence industry.
Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger said AI could kill all humans with >10% probability within a decade.
His exit joins a wave of safety-staff departures that has attracted regulatory scrutiny.