Ex-Anthropic Whistleblower Suspects Chinese Spies Inside America’s AI Labs

Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon says the labs are racing toward self-improving AI without a safety plan and expects 2027 to be the year that becomes obvious.

• Viral resignation: Jacob Coxon's Sept 8 tweet announcing he quit Anthropic (after prior stints at OpenAI) drew 803,000 likes and 175 million views by Bet-David's count, and Bet-David credits it with indirectly prompting a White House AI meeting.
• Spy suspicion, not proof: Coxon says he is 90% certain China already has spies inside OpenAI and Anthropic, but names no individuals and says he isn't trying to start a witch hunt.

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