Alex Turner
Role at the time: Former Google DeepMind AI researcher, self-identified in the post and described as such in Newsweek's reporting.
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Turner supports Coxon's account that many researchers believe advanced AI could kill everyone and says preventing that outcome was his job at Google DeepMind. His post does not directly judge Anthropic's conduct or advocate a particular remedy.
“Jacob is right: many researchers believe they are building something that could kill everyone on the planet.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Alex Turner on Coxon’s warning and the frontier AI safety debate · Alex Turner
Full primary public post and available surrounding thread. Related context: https://www.newsweek.com/anthropic-researcher-quits-warns-ai-could-kill-everyone-12418798 Speaker and position scope are explained in the linked event.
Why we used this label
Corroborates researchers' beliefs but does not take a position on the broader responsibility question.