
Jacob Coxon denounces an industry “out of control” and calls for state intervention in the face of the dangers of artificial intelligence.
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Several employees in the AI sector are publicly expressing their fears about the existential risks associated with these technologies. The debate concerns the ability of companies to self-regulate.
“We believe that AI could well wipe out humanity”: the worrying warning from several Anthropic and OpenAI employees
More and more tech employees are speaking out to warn of the threat posed by artificial intelligence. If nothing is done, this could lead to the extinction of humanity in the coming years, they assure.
“They are playing with our lives”: Anthropic researcher resigns, worried about “out of control” AI
Jacob Coxon, 27, announced his departure from Anthropic and the artificial intelligence industry on Tuesday on X. He believes that no company can anymore develop these systems responsibly without intervention from States.

China will lead the creation of an open source artificial intelligence zone for the eleven Brics member countries, Xi Jinping announced in New Delhi. This initiative aims to support cooperation on major language models, in the face of closed Western models.

Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old engineer at Anthropic, resigned denouncing the irresponsible development of AI. He calls for state intervention in the face of systems that he considers potentially out of control by the end of the decade.
Meta's supervisory board is urging the group not to replace the fact-checking program with community ratings, after announcing tests of the system in 16 Latin American countries.
An image retouched by artificial intelligence showing the head of the Russian agency Rossotrudnichestvo Igor Tchaika with exaggerated overweight has circulated massively on the social network X, sparking debates on the use of AI to create false images targeting public figures.

The European Commission on Friday urged artificial intelligence service providers to regain control of their models after a series of incidents, including the takeover of a German site by OpenAI agents in May, kept secret for several months, and similar excesses at Anthropic and Alibaba.

Dyson's new “CameraJet” electric toothbrush is experiencing major technical problems, including overheating and leaks, just weeks after its commercial launch.