Challenged the characterization
“I don't believe this. But if Evan believes this, he should resign right now.”
Kim rejects Hubinger's warning and argues that Hubinger should resign if he believes it. He criticizes the public statement for giving AI opponents material that could support policies harmful to AI infrastructure development.
- Speaker
- Tae Kim
- Capacity
- Personal public post by Tae Kim; not established as an institutional or corporate statement.
- Observed
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Targets
- Evan Hubinger
- Classification rationale
- Rejects the warning and criticizes its policy consequences; offers no technical risk estimate.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The post explicitly names Evan and responds to the public extinction warning, criticizing its timing in relation to a claimed impending Anthropic IPO.
After the quotation
Kim's objection focuses on the warning's public and policy consequences. He offers no technical evidence estimating extinction risk and does not establish that Anthropic is acting responsibly.
Evidence
Complete source record
Tae Kim on Coxon’s warning and the frontier AI safety debate (opens in a new tab) · Tae Kim
Full primary public post and available surrounding thread. Speaker and position scope are explained in the linked event.