Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit over safety concerns, forfeiting entire unvested equity
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-10
Per Axios, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon left the company over safety concerns just two months before any of his equity vested. Anthropic employees vest after 6 months; having been there only 4, walking away cost him his entire stake — a concrete price paid for his safety stance.
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