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Claim Text: “Honestly, when I’m thinking about the next two years,” Coxon adds, “my main personal selfish concern is whether I’m gonna get killed by AI.”
Simplified Text: Former Anthropic researcher Coxon stated his main personal concern for the next two years is whether he will be killed by AI.
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Claim Maker: Coxon
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "person": "Coxon" }
Subject Tags: Safety Artificial Intelligence
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Created: September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM (3 weeks ago)

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AI Researcher Quits Anthropic, Warns of Superintelligence Risks

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https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/ai-anthropic-researcher-quits-coxon-slowdown

Jacob Coxon published the viral post from a park bench in San Francisco s Alamo Square I resigned from Anthropic today he wrote on Sept I spent the last three

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