GoKawiilOld tweets surface allegedly belonging to Anthropic ex-employee Jacob Coxon
Online researchers claim to have traced two earlier X accounts, both using the handle @hilbertspaess, to Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic employee who recently warned AI could threaten humanity. The archived posts, dating from 2021 to 2024, include comments dismissing climate change concerns and mocking efforts to protect the rainforest. One investigator compiled the tweets into a searchable database.
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If verified, the posts could complicate Coxon's credibility as a voice on existential risk, since critics may argue his skepticism toward one scientifically established threat sits oddly alongside his alarm over a speculative one. The episode illustrates how public figures making high-profile safety claims can face scrutiny of their past online behavior as part of broader debates over AI discourse.
- Researchers linked archived 2021-2024 tweets to Jacob Coxon via a shared handle and writing style.
- The posts reportedly downplay or mock climate change, contrasting with his recent AI risk warnings.
- A compiled database of the tweets has been circulated online for public review.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… Pretty Bizarre”
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