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Whistleblower warns that humans don’t control AI

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns that AI companies ‘don’t fully control’ their models.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:23:47 UTC.

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