# Racing Toward Self-Improving Superintelligence by Jacob Coxon > "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives." > **— Jacob Coxon**, *September 2026, public resignation statement* *Verification Status: Editorially quarantined — `they` does not identify the companies being criticized. Recover a complete, self-contained passage before promotion.* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about AI development](https://apnews.com/article/2ed549e07f2f941600a135070487d83d) — The contemporaneous report reproduces Coxon's resignation statement and identifies its date and context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Skeuomorphic Interval|The Skeuomorphic Interval]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Cybernetic Control|Cybernetic Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives." — Jacob Coxon, September 2026, public resignation statement https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jacob-coxon-racing-self-improving-superintelligence ```