Ex-OpenAI/Anthropic pretraining researcher resigns, accuses labs of 'gambling' on self-improving superintelligence
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-10
- An anonymous researcher with 3 years of pretraining experience across OpenAI and Anthropic resigned from Anthropic, saying neither lab is acting responsibly and both are "racing straight to self-improving superintelligence, gambling with our lives."
- Rep. Don Beyer amplified the post, noting he has introduced multiple AI bills but Congress is moving too slowly — the Speaker plans to adjourn the House two weeks early, leaving AI unaddressed until November at the earliest. He urges hearings, answers from AI companies, and swift passage of ready bills.
- The resignation adds to a wave of public anxiety from frontline safety researchers converging with legislative frustration.
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