Anthropic pretraining researcher quits, accusing OpenAI and Anthropic of recklessly racing to self-improving superintelligence
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-10
A researcher (@hilbertspaess) who spent three years on pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic announced their resignation from Anthropic, claiming neither company is acting responsibly and both are 'racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.' The statement was amplified by beffjezos, who mocked it as an example of how the Aella/MIRI doomer circle shapes AI researchers' speech, sparking a new round of safety-vs-acceleration drama.
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