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 moment.
Guest: Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic.
Background reading:
- Anthropic researchers have raised alarms over the acceleration of A.I.
- Inside the snowballing conversations at A.I. companies about a doomsday.
- Top A.I. leaders have called for slowing down A.I. development.
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