Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon says he is quitting the AI industry over fears that tech companies are racing to build systems they won't be able to control (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, is leaving the AI field due to concerns that competitive pressures are driving companies to develop self-improving AI systems that may become uncontrollable. This reflects growing unease within AI labs about the risks of rapid AI advancement without sufficient safeguards.