After Coxon's 150M-view exit warning, a case against an AI 'Patriot Act'
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-10
AI researcher Jacob Coxon, formerly of OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned from Anthropic warning that labs are 'gambling with our lives' racing toward self-improving superintelligence — a post that exceeded 150 million views on X. Anthropic's Alignment Science Lead Evan Hubinger publicly agreed, saying he believes there's a >10% chance AI could kill all humans within a decade, with other researchers chiming in.
The author, unsettled by how fast it went viral, argues against responding with an AI 'Patriot Act' — sweeping, security-flavored state power over the field.
Related event: Anthropic Researcher Resigns Warning Labs Are "Gambling With Our Lives"(217 posts)→
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