General counsel at Encode, where he leads legal strategy on artificial intelligence governance; formerly worked at the Center for AI Safety Action Fund and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Role at the time: General Counsel at Encode, according to Encode's official biography; posted on his own account.
Condemned
Statement summary
Calvin endorses the urgency of Coxon's resignation thread while highlighting its allegation that Anthropic and OpenAI are racing toward self-improving superintelligence and gambling with people's lives.
“Extremely powerful and urgent thread, please read.”
After leaving Anthropic, Jacob Coxon said Anthropic and OpenAI were irresponsibly racing toward self-improving superintelligence, while praising Anthropic's current practices. Responses dispute catastrophic-risk forecasts, working inside AI labs, and whether governments should pause or regulate development.
