Jacob Coxon
Person#49 trending in Business & Startups this week · most on PBD Podcast
Jacob Coxon is a British technology researcher and whistleblower who has worked at Anthropic and OpenAI. He became known for publicly warning that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity after resigning from Anthropic in 2026.
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5.7‰ of what listeners heard
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Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
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Mentions of Jacob Coxon per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | 0.28‰ | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 0.69‰ | 2 |
| Sep 14 | 1.04‰ | 2 |
| Sep 15 | 1.24‰ | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 1.38‰ | 2 |
| Sep 17 | 2.09‰ | 4 |
| Sep 18 | 2.08‰ | 2 |
| Sep 19 | 2.28‰ | 2 |
| Sep 21 | 2.15‰ | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 1.69‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 0.51‰ | 2 |
| Oct 2 | 0.54‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.36‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.58‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 0.74‰ | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 1.19‰ | 2 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
Coxon’s resignation fuels debate over AI extinction warnings and industry responsibility
Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic, after research at OpenAI and Anthropic, and his warning that AI could kill people by the end of the decade drove discussion across several shows.[1][2][3]
Peter Diamandis read Coxon’s resignation as evidence that AI companies were racing irresponsibly toward self-improving superintelligence, but Alexander Wissner-Gross called it a rage quit and said the story smelled wrong.[4]
Other shows challenged the warning because Coxon did not provide a specific scenario or evidence, with Alex Stamos saying such predictions are rarely backed by a step-by-step account and Adam Schwab saying there was no evidence for the claim.[5][6]
The conversation also connected Coxon’s resignation to claims about foreign-state actors and Chinese spies, although Wissner-Gross said he was not making specific allegations.[7][1][8]
Sources · 8 moments
- 1.PBD Podcast · Ex-Anthropic Whistleblower Suspects Chinese Spies Inside America’s AI LabsPatrick Bet-David · Oct 6 · Listen at 1:45 ↗
“all the time and maybe even give them a raise, then please subscribe to the channel. That allows us to get more viewership, and indirectly it makes bigger opportunities for our current team that we have. Thank you so much. So on September 8”
- 2.Morning Brew Daily · Did OpenAI Cheat to Solve a 90-Year-Old Math Problem? & Teens’ Test Scores Are PlummetingTobi Lütke · Sep 9 · Listen at 6:53 ↗
“here. And they just found a very niche case disproving it. The other twist is that we are having these harrowing threads emerging from the AI community right now. In addition to this like once in a generation breakthrough, we had Jacob Coxo”
- 3.The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · The Great AI Debate: Is Artificial Intelligence an Extinction Threat? Debating the True Risks of Advanced ModelsSteven Bartlett · Sep 17 · Listen at 2:07 ↗
“free thing that you can do to help us make this show better. I would be hugely grateful if you could take a minute on the app you're listening to this on right now and hit that follow button. Thank you so, so, so much. Jacob Coxon, who work”
- 4.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288Peter Diamandis · Sep 28 · Listen at 0:00 ↗
“Jacob Coxon, a researcher who spent 3 years on pre-training both OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned this week. Neither company is acting responsibly in the race towards self-improving superintelligence. He's called the competition gambling with”
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