Jacob Coxon, who has dedicated three years to pre - training research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, has declared his departure from Anthropic. His resignation statement went viral, amassing over 26 million views in a flash.

Coxon slammed the two companies for their irresponsible behavior in hastening the quest for self - improving superintelligence, which he believes is putting humanity in peril. He emphasized that this emerging technology is on the verge of outperforming humans across multiple domains. Moreover, professionals in the field have privately voiced concerns that it could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next decade. After all, no other human endeavor carries such an enormous risk.

He elaborated that many at OpenAI fail to fully grasp this risk that could impact the entire civilization. Meanwhile, although Anthropic is cognizant of the looming danger, it has found itself caught up in a "race to be the first." Coxon regards this competition as an audacious gamble that should not be spearheaded by private enterprises.

In his view, while a pacing agreement might be feasible among U.S. laboratories, it's currently an impossible task to put an end to the global race. More drastic actions, like temporarily banning the enhancement of model capabilities, might be essential.

Furthermore, he urged his fellow researchers to think twice about their future work and strive for different research and development circumstances.