Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon is leaving the AI ​​industry over fears of an apocalypse by 2027

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Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, is leaving the AI industry, fearing that the tech race is bringing the world closer to a “point of no return.”

Coxon believes that self-evolving AI models could get out of control and destroy humanity.

The researcher concluded that no private company could develop AI ethically without external regulation or a coordinated slowdown in the industry.

WASHINGTON, September 9 – RIA Novosti. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon is leaving the AI ​​industry, fearing that the race of technology corporations is bringing the world closer to the “point of no return” and could lead to an apocalyptic scenario as early as the end of 2027, the Wall Street Journal writes.

“We are moving towards the most severe of these scenarios, in which by the end of next year the situation could get out of control,” the publication quotes him as saying.

He is leaving the company, refusing to participate in the race to create self-evolving AI models out of fear that such systems "could get out of control and destroy humanity." The 27-year-old mathematician from the UK notes that his colleagues are increasingly describing the current trajectory of the technologies they create with phrases like “critical point” and “endgame”.

Coxon said he left OpenAI for Anthropic earlier this year, attracted by the company's reputation for AI safety. However, while he still respects Anthropic's approach to the issue, he has now concluded that no private company can ethically develop AI without external regulation or a coordinated slowdown of the industry.