Pakyong, Sept. 9 -- Artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned from Anthropic, warning that leading AI companies are moving towards increasingly powerful, self-improving systems without adequate safeguards.

Coxon, who said he spent three years conducting pretraining research at Anthropic and OpenAI, accused both companies of pursuing a dangerous course. His departure brings an insider's concerns about the direction of AI development into public view.

Warning About Self-Improving AI

In a statement on X, Coxon described the industry as approaching the "endgame" of artificial intelligence. He argued that future systems could gain capabilities far beyond those of humans, including the ability to compromise computer systems...