Anthropic AI Safety Researcher Resigns with Warning About Global Risks
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An AI safety researcher at Anthropic has resigned with a warning that the 'world is in peril' due to concerns about AI risks, bioweapons, and the state of the world. Mrinank Sharma announced his departure in a resignation letter shared on social media, stating he will instead pursue writing and studying poetry. The resignation comes during a week when an OpenAI researcher also resigned over concerns about ChatGPT ads testing, highlighting growing tensions within AI safety communities about the direction of AI development and commercialization.
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In his resignation letter shared on X, Mrinank Sharma told the firm he was leaving amid concerns about AI, bioweapons and the state of the wider world
He said he would instead look to pursue writing and studying poetry, and move back
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