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AI researcher who warned of ‘disaster’ is now a target of the right

Washington Post Tech Thursday 10 September 2026, 15:32 UTC By Miriam Waldvogel 1 min read
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A 27-year-old artificial intelligence researcher who said the AI industry is “gambling with our lives” is suddenly at the center of a political maelstrom over the regulation of superintelligence. Democracy Dies in Darkness AI researcher who warned of ‘disaster’ is now a target of the right Critics accuse Jacob Coxon of being a plant after he warned of looming ‘disaster.’

A 27-year-old artificial intelligence researcher who said the AI industry is “gambling with our lives” is suddenly at the center of a political maelstrom over the regulation of superintelligence. Democracy Dies in Darkness AI researcher who warned of ‘disaster’ is now a target of the right Critics accuse Jacob Coxon of being a plant after he warned of looming ‘disaster.’
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