AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBCpublished at 09:55 BST

We'll shortly be bringing you more updates from Laura Kuenssberg's interviews with shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat and Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth.
But now, we're turning to an interview with Jacob Coxon - an AI researcher who shared a viral resignation post last week after quitting AI company Anthropic. In it, he warned AI companies are "gambling with our lives".
He tells Kuenssberg people working on the technology are "genuinely frightened" about the speed of AI advancement and what it could mean for humanity.
"I believe that if we don't slow down at the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could all die in the immediate future," he says.
He says some people working at AI firms are so concerned about the "fate of humanity" they are even "considering buying land somewhere".
"The people who work at these companies are completely serious when they ask for regulation because they find themselves trapped in a race. And they're scared of the outcomes of that race," he says.
- For context: Coxon's resignation comes amid growing safety concerns in the industry. But some industry figures argue comments about the dangers of AI are designed to generate hype or trigger regulation to block competitors






