Recursive Self-Improvement and Agentic AI: Fear of the AI Singularity
As you most likely know by now, the big AI news this week is the resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, announced via X on 8 September 2026.
Coxon’s explanation: Anthropic (and OpenAI) are developing superintelligence irresponsibly, with no meaningful plans to ensure the safety of models that could “hack anything […] and acquire real power and resources”. Engineers know it and share the concern. Leaders know it very well and share the concerns too, even if they are reassuring the public because they are locked in a “race to get there first”. It’s the “endgame”. His former colleague Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's Alignment Science Lead, supported Coxon’s views, saying that there is a 10% chance of superintelligence ending humanity.
Public statements about AI should be treated with some caution, as we cannot know exactly what motivates announcements like these beyond genuine concerns. Still, what is frightening about these statements is...
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