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Alignment is Defense Against the Dork Arts
Alignment is Defense Against the Dork Arts Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon says the AI industry is 'gambling with our lives.' He tells Anderson what he finds 'most scary is if AI is used to make
Alignment is Defense Against the Dork Arts Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon says the AI industry is "gambling with our lives." He tells Anderson what he finds "most scary is if AI is used to make itself more intelligent" and warns these companies are "compelled to race toward building a deadly technology."
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Source: Emad Mostaque (X) | 2026-09-12