Anthropic quitter Jacob Coxon calls his OpenAI equity "blood money" — and keeps it
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-15
Jacob Coxon, the Anthropic safety researcher whose public resignation went viral, spoke at Stanford HAI:
- Pressed on whether holding his OpenAI equity hurts his credibility, he admitted: "I like money, bro. It's blood money" — but argued giving it away wouldn't change anything
- He says he isn't sure quitting was the right call, hesitating because he isn't convinced he wouldn't have more impact staying and doing safety work
- He hints he may return to an AI lab
Full interview on the Stanford HAI YouTube channel.
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