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Anthropic Researcher Forfeits Vested Stock Over AI Superintelligence Safety Fears

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Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher at Anthropic and former OpenAI employee, resigned two months before his equity was set to vest, forfeiting his shares entirely. His departure came amid concerns that both Anthropic and OpenAI are racing toward the development of self-improving superintelligence. The forfeited shares were reported by Axios, with Anthropic reportedly heading toward a $2 trillion IPO. Anthropic's own alignment lead, Evan Hubinger, publicly echoed similar concerns, estimating more than a 10 percent chance of AI causing human extinction within the decade. Anthropic has not issued any public response to either resignation or the safety concerns raised.

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