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A former Anthropic employee says people working directly with artificial intelligence are “genuinely scared” by the speed of the technology’s development and the risks it could pose to humanity.
In an interview with the BBC, 27-year-old Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI before joining Anthropic, said he believes the current pace of AI development could have serious consequences if it is not slowed down.
“I believe that if we do not slow down the current pace of progress, there is a significant chance that we could all die in the near future,” Coxon told the BBC.
According to the former Anthropic employee, many people working at major AI companies take these concerns seriously and feel trapped in a technological race that is moving increasingly fast.
Coxon said some workers are reconsidering personal and professional decisions because they fear instability caused by rapid advances in AI.
According to the BBC, his comments come as calls grow for stronger regulation, independent oversight and tighter controls on the development of more advanced artificial intelligence models.
Coxon’s former boss, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has also called for a slowdown in the pace of AI development, warning that the risks associated with the technology are serious.
The BBC also reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk have expressed support for stronger regulation and greater coordination between companies and governments.
Coxon argues that any effort to slow AI development should also involve China, in order to avoid an international race in which countries continue accelerating development out of fear of falling behind.
Among the risks being discussed is the possibility of increasingly autonomous AI systems becoming difficult for humans to control.
Anthropic responded to the comments by telling the BBC that it recognises both the major benefits and unprecedented risks of artificial intelligence and continues to develop safeguards aimed at reducing potential threats.
The company also supports verifiable forms of cooperation across the industry to establish rules and limits for the release of more powerful AI models.
Not everyone in the technology sector agrees with the most serious warnings. Some industry figures consider predictions about human extinction exaggerated and question whether such concerns could also be used to support tighter regulation.
Despite the disagreement, the debate over AI safety is intensifying as new systems become increasingly powerful and capable of carrying out more complex tasks with greater autonomy.
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