The Anthropic researcher whose resignation made waves last month says he was 'working to automate' himself

What happened: Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher who resigned from Anthropic last month, testified before New York City lawmakers on Monday that automating AI research is now a primary goal of top frontier labs. Key numbers: Coxon, 27, cited OpenAI milestones for an automated AI researcher around 2027 and 2028. Why it matters: Coxon called for more transparency from AI labs and a slowdown in development, saying companies are reckless given the stakes. Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman both said the pace of frontier AI progress should be slowed.

Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher who resigned from Anthropic last month, testified before New York City lawmakers on Monday that automating AI research is now a primary goal of top frontier labs.

Coxon called for more transparency from AI labs and a slowdown in development, saying companies are reckless given the stakes. Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman both said the pace of frontier AI progress should be slowed.