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Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI Fears

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 09 September 2026, 14:21 UTC 1 min read
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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has walked away from the company, saying it is "gambling with our lives." Seth Fiegerman has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has walked away from the company, saying it is "gambling with our lives." Seth Fiegerman has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
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