Anthropic researcher quits, saying Anthropic and OpenAI are 'gambling with our lives'
thisisinsider · reddit · 2026-09-09
An Anthropic safety researcher has publicly resigned, accusing Anthropic and OpenAI of 'gambling with our lives' over their approach to AI safety. The departure adds to a growing pattern of safety-motivated exits from frontier labs and could intensify scrutiny of whether leading companies' practices match their stated safety missions.
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