Ex-Anthropic employee who quit over safety concerns to testify at NYC council hearing
The former artificial intelligence researcher who resigned from his role at Anthropic and subsequently called for enhanced safety guardrails will testify alongside the leading AI lab’s safety representatives at a New York City council meeting on Monday.
TL;DR
- Former AI researcher Jacob Coxon is testifying at a New York City council meeting.
- Coxon resigned from Anthropic due to concerns about AI development and the race to superintelligence.
- He will testify alongside safety representatives from major AI companies including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta.
- The meeting aims to inform city officials as they consider legislation establishing AI safeguards.
- Coxon believes AI development poses an unprecedented level of danger.