An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'
10 sourcesUpdated Sep 9, 2026
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Quitting publicly might highlight issues, but staying to fix them from within could have been more effective.
OpenAI and Anthropic racing ahead like this could backfire if they ignore internal warnings about uncontrolled progress.
If researchers are quitting over safety, these labs should pause and address the real risks before scaling further.