Jacob Coxon says this is why pacing the frontier might not work
Source: Business Insider ·
Coxon said in an interview that he was "almost certain" Chinese spies had infiltrated US AI labs, making it difficult to keep AI advances from China.
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AI researcher Jacob Coxon said pacing the frontier might not be effective.Adam Gray/Getty ImagesJacob Coxon, the Anthropic researcher who quit last month, said slowing AI progress may not be effective.He said he was "90%" certain that Chinese spies had infiltrated US AI labs and could steal progress.AI chiefs called last month for a slower pace of AI development to introduce more checks and balances.Jacob Coxon, the poster child for AI doom and gloom, said there's a reason that pacing the frontier may not work.Coxon, who quit Anthropic last month after accusing it and OpenAI of "gambling with lives," said on businessman Patrick Bet-David's podcast that slowing US AI development may be ineffective because Chinese spies might have infiltrated US labs.He said he was "90%" certain about the presence of Chinese spies at OpenAI and Anthropic, who could steal the labs' progress at any time, and "catch up the lead.""So if we continue, they're going to have access to it. If we don't continue,…