{"slug": "are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives", "title": "Are AI labs “gambling with our lives”?", "summary": "Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic, resigned on Tuesday, accusing the AI company and its rival OpenAI of “gambling with our lives” by racing to develop self-improving AI systems that humans could lose control of. Coxon stated that neither company is acting responsibly in developing AI models, and BetaKit has reached out to both companies for comment.", "body_md": "Yet another AI researcher has issued a staggering warning: the cutthroat race to build ever-more-powerful AI systems could wipe out humanity. The news: Jacob Coxon announced on Tuesday that he resigned from his role as a researcher at Anthropic because the AI company and its top rival, OpenAI, are “gambling with our lives.” He claimed neither company is acting responsibly when developing AI models, and are instead racing to create self-improving AI systems that humans could lose control of. BetaKit has reached out to Anthropic and OpenAI for comment on Coxon’s posts. From the source: “The people building AI...\n\nThe post [Are AI labs “gambling with our lives”?](https://betakit.com/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives/) first appeared on [BetaKit](https://betakit.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives", "canonical_source": "https://betakit.com/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives/", "published_at": "2026-09-09 21:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 21:11:19.649612+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Jacob Coxon", "Anthropic", "OpenAI", "BetaKit"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/are-ai-labs-gambling-with-our-lives.jsonld"}}