Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation warning of AI existential risk drew Silicon Valley skepticism, while Amodei called for slowing development and global regulation.
Coxon, 27, who left Anthropic saying AI builders are 'gambling with our lives' with systems that can 'hack anything', was backed by Anthropic team lead Evan Hubinger, who put extinction risk above 10% within a decade. Executives including Grindr CEO George Arison and Nvidia's Jensen Huang dismissed the warnings as hype, with Arison directing engineers to stop using Anthropic technology. Dario Amodei posted an essay calling for slower AI development and global regulation, while Senator Bernie Sanders co-sponsored the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act proposing a temporary pause on advanced AI development.
- Coxon resigned claiming AI could destroy humanity; Anthropic staff echoed extinction-risk beliefs.
- Grindr CEO George Arison called the warnings dangerous and pulled Anthropic tech from engineers.
- Dario Amodei called for slowing AI model development and global regulation.
- Sanders' Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would impose a temporary AI development pause.
- Anthropic valued at $965 billion amid reported IPO preparations.
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Each September, a who's who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco's Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs. This past week, between talk of growth and potential returns, tech titans found themselves addressing the abrupt resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon.
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