NY Mag interviews AI lab defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind on why they quit
austinc3301 · x · 2026-10-05
NY Magazine profiles AI lab employees who quit over safety concerns.
- Jacob Coxon, 27, an Anthropic capabilities researcher, publicly resigned on September 8, protesting the company's "suicidally reckless" pursuit of AGI
- A debate followed: should believers in these risks leave in protest, or agitate from inside?
- The piece features exit interviews with defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind; OpenAI alumnus Daniel Kokotajlo recalls quitting being likened to "renouncing your citizenship"
Explores the tension between safety convictions and careers, friendships, and community.
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