Probe: ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon allegedly worked with 'doomer PR firm' on viral AI-risk campaign
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-09-25
An investigation shared by Polymarket reports that former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon worked with a "doomer PR firm" while running a viral campaign warning of AI's existential risks, fueling mockery and debate in AI circles about astroturfed AI-doom messaging.
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