Jacob Coxon says Chinese spies likely operate inside US AI labs after leaving Anthropic
Jacob Coxon, who recently resigned from Anthropic over its push toward self-improving superintelligence, gave new interviews about the company. According to Business Insider, he said he was almost certain Chinese spies had infiltrated US AI labs. Wccftech reports he also described a cult-like culture at Anthropic, where staff call themselves "Ants."
- Coxon resigned from Anthropic a few weeks ago in protest.
- He says infiltration makes it hard to keep AI advances from China.
- Wccftech describes his remarks as hyperbolic.
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- Wccftech: Jacob Coxon Warns He’s 90% Certain China Has Spies Inside OpenAI And Anthropic, And Reveals Anthropic Employees Call Themselves “Ants” In Pursuit Of Superintelligence
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