Jacob Coxon, former researcher at Anthropic, stated in an interview with CBS News that artificial intelligence could one day become a threat to humanity, as the technology becomes more powerful. Coxon compared the development of AI to science fiction films like "Terminator", stating that a super advanced intelligence could be smart enough to cause harm to humanity.
This week, Coxon publicly resigned from his position at Anthropic, the AI company that created the Claude application. On the same occasion, he accused Anthropic and its competitor OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, of "playing with our lives" as they compete to develop advanced artificial intelligence models.
According to Coxon, AI could gain unrestricted control over parts of the physical world without human intervention. He mentioned that people are already connecting ChatGPT to home services, such as public utilities in homes, which exemplifies the growing integration of technology in daily life.
