{"id":665578,"date":"2026-09-09T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=665578"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:15:00","slug":"researcher-walks-away-from-anthropic-with-chilling-warning-do-not-underestimate-the-power-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=665578","title":{"rendered":"Researcher walks away from Anthropic with chilling warning: \u2018Do not underestimate the power of AI\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artificial intelligence researcher has a startling message for users of the technology, following his resignation from Anthropic.<\/p>\n

In a gripping thread published on X, Jacob Coxon issued a warning to not \u201cunderestimate the power\u201d of AI and superintelligence technology. He opens with an announcement about his resignation, then accuses Anthropic and OpenAI of not \u201cacting responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,\u201d Coxon writes. \u201cDo not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A common response is \u201cif they truly believe this, why are they still building it?\u201d At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first \u2013 they believe no one else\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible \u2013 but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger,\u201d he cautions. A common response is \u2018if they truly believe this, why are they still building it?\u2019 At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first \u2013 they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I am optimistic about the potential for coordination. Warning shots like the Hugging Face attack have made pacing agreements between U.S. labs more viable. I don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAccepting this race and entering the \u2018endgame\u2019 is a hubristic gamble that should not be launched from a private company\u2019s Slack. Attempting to speedrun alignment should require extraordinary confidence that there are no better trajectories available,\u201d he continued. \u201cI am optimistic about the potential for coordination. Warning shots like the Hugging Face attack have made pacing agreements between U.S. labs more viable. I don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on improving model capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

He concluded the thread with a question for other researchers who are taking part in the AI race for supremacy.<\/p>\n

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If you are a lab researcher, I urge you to consider what the next few years will actually feel like. Do you want to kick off a superintelligent RL run without a rigorous understanding of its mind? Should you put your head down because \u201cit\u2019s happening anyway\u201d \u2013 or take this moment\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf you are a lab researcher, I urge you to consider what the next few years will actually feel like. Do you want to kick off a superintelligent RL run without a rigorous understanding of its mind? Should you put your head down because \u2018it\u2019s happening anyway\u2019 \u2013 or take this moment to call for different conditions?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

X users reacted to the warning:<\/p>\n

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All AI has to do is turn the lights off and it will figure out we are screwed. Then hog all the energy for itself. Then we will pray for a giant solar flare to turn off AI. After which we will go back to worshipping the sun and history will repeat itself from the Stone Age.<\/p>\n

\u2014 DHR (@dirtyhandsrepub) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The central dilemma of the intelligence age:<\/p>\n

Moving at maximum speed could have devastating consequences<\/p>\n

Not moving at maximum speed could have devastating consequences<\/p>\n

\u2014 Roberto Nickson (@rpnickson) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If they don\u2019t, China (and everyone else) will. Sorry to say that this is exactly the nuke situation all over again. Pandora\u2019s Box has been opened and there\u2019s no going back, only through.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abe Burnett (@AbeBurnett) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Now imagine the robots they are building running off the self improving super intelligence.<\/p>\n

Nightmare fuel.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nathan Hughes (@rallynate) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Why not sabotage from inside. What\u2019s the use of this warning when they aren\u2019t gonna stop anyway \"\ud83d\ude2d\" pic.twitter.com\/GQ9IU6Iq4j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Archna (@archnarambles) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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