The $2T AI paradox: Anthropic eyes IPO while its researchers warn of doom
adariostrange · x · 2026-10-27
MARS Magazine examines the "AI paradox": Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit and claimed "the people building AI earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade — this is not a marketing stunt," while another current researcher put extinction risk above 10%. Evan Hubinger added nuance: "I think the risk from present models is low. What I'm worried about is superintelligence."
Kate Devlin, professor of AI & Society at King's College London, contextualizes: it's one ex-employee posting on a platform known for grandiose claims, amplified amid Anthropic's IPO filing. The core question: if AI could end the world, why is Anthropic going public?
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