AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until model safety improves
AI models don't kill people – people kill people
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over fears AI could kill us all by 2030, a view his colleague Evan Hubinger says over 10% of employees share. But the real danger isn't superintelligence—it's companies that ship reckless models without accountability. The article argues for criminal prosecution of executives, citing prison terms for Volkswagen, Takata, and Gree USA, and imagines a Silicon Valley billboard: 'Did Claude rm -rf /*your SSD? You may be entitled to compensation.'
If AI models really are as dangerous and out of control as Anthropic employees suggest, hold people accountable for the harm they cause.