Verdon claims Jacob Coxon's resignation was a planned play for regulatory capture
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-13
- Guillaume Verdon (beffjezos) claims Jacob Coxon's resignation was a deliberate plant, laying out a five-step "perfectly executed" script: algo-boosted fear tweet → MSM tour → far-left calls for a full Pause → a seemingly moderate pacing letter → regulatory capture achieved.
- The quoted context is Dario Amodei saying "I agree with Jacob much more than I disagree with him", noting Coxon left while calling Anthropic the most responsible player, targeting the industry's overall pace rather than Anthropic itself.
- The latest round of AI safety drama, with dueling accusations over motives behind resignations, pause calls, and regulation.
Related event: Anthropic CEO Responds to Jacob Coxon's Resignation Firestorm(5 posts)→
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