AI startup Anthropic has confirmed the departure of researcher Mrinank Sharma from its safeguards team. The exit comes in the wake of researcher Zoe Hitzig resigning from rival OpenAI.
In a cryptic letter, Sharma warned that “the world is in peril”.
In what appeared to be an indirect address, Sharma wrote that it was “clear to me that the time to move on has come”, adding that holding firm to one’s values can become difficult.
“Throughout my time here, I have repeatedly seen how hard it is to truly let our values govern our actions,” he…
