SCOUT· 55%34m·2026-09-14·News PoliticsThe A.I. Researcher Whose Rebellion Is Changing Everything
In recent days, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, quit his job and posted warnings about the risks of the technology. That kicked off a crisis that culminated in a call by prominent leaders of the industry to slow down A.I. development. He spoke to “The Daily” about this…
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“This is one big psy op to “slow down” because in reality these companies have hit a wall and need more funding. This news cycle makes them seem responsible, reassured investors that they are “getting soooo close to AGI bro please just one m…”
“Seems like a bad time to have intellectually challenged, personality disordered, power mad people in charge of major governments.”
“AGI could possibly destroy humankind, but we are nowhere near AGI and I do not even believe LLM's are capable of getting there”
“What rebellion?! He’s right in line with company leadership it feels more like a coordinated marketing push”
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