Anthropic Safety Researcher Quits Warning of AI That Can 'Hack Anything'; Congress Acts
IncMagazine · reddit · 2026-09-11
Anthropic safety researcher Jacob Coxton resigned with a warning that AI is developing beyond human control — including systems that could 'hack anything.' Within 24 hours, Senator Bernie Sanders announced a closed-door briefing next Wednesday for lawmakers to examine the technology's 'extraordinary dangers.'
Expected attendees reportedly include Geoffrey Hinton and Ajeya Cotra, who investigated the OpenAI–Hugging Face breach. The episode shows AI loss-of-control risk moving from insider debate into the US legislative agenda.
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