{"id":2140323,"date":"2026-09-11T21:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140323"},"modified":"2026-09-11T21:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:16:38","slug":"a-i-researcher-jacob-coxon-reveals-when-robots-could-wipe-out-the-human-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140323","title":{"rendered":"A.I. Researcher Jacob Coxon Reveals When Robots Could Wipe Out the Human Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/925d22d764a841129d1ca0ee65af24b4_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">A.I. Researcher Jacob Coxon Reveals When Robots Could Wipe Out the Human Race<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">A.I. Whistleblower Jacob Coxon<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Here&#8217;s How Much Time We Have!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T14:16:38-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 11, 2026<br \/>\n                            2:16 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-df9c1c79e0b98c720530454fe8c9357d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-82aca475-5c52-40a9-b13a-a6a401002387-1167805361-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/42428efe25f049fc8e227d53a6c2a5c1_md.png\" alt=\"091126 jacob coxon kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-82aca475-5c52-40a9-b13a-a6a401002387-1167805361-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT&#8230;<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jacob-coxon-voices-concerns-over-a-i-09-11-2026\/\">Video: Jacob Coxon Reveals When A.I. Could Pose an Extinction-Level Threat<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-060f7f85303268d57dd585e30ead680c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The whistleblower who sounded the alarm over A.I. is telling us just how much time we have left before the technology could wipe us all out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-806253fdd2674940bd5e6cf51575e385\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ex-Anthropic employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-coxon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob Coxon<\/strong><\/a> joined us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Friday to crunch the numbers for us &#8230; and by his calculations, he believes there will be a 10% chance of human extinction in the next ten years &#8212; that is, if A.I. companies don&#8217;t get things in check.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b750a6ca11b0ece4f4debecbab32e054\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When pressed about why so many people who share his concerns would continue to work at A.I. companies &#8230; Jacob explains they&#8217;re hoping to do what they can to rein it in and make it safe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e5847644c3964d746adecc5a0ab5f6fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-9b287504-7fd7-49fd-bb3a-765da258eb5b-2096442082-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/91\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/91e2c83044a146eaa2aa94db233a050d_md.png\" alt=\"091126 scott galloway kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-9b287504-7fd7-49fd-bb3a-765da258eb5b-2096442082-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">CATA-WHAT??<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/scott-galloway-responds-to-a-i-whistleblower-09-11-2026\/\">Video: Scott Galloway Responds to A.I. Whistleblower<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-75fc3de8ed927068c0c2f63dfb29e0a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He also had some thoughts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/scott-galloway\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Scott Galloway<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s claims that sounding the A.I. alarm was a display of catastrophizing and techno-narcissism &#8230; noting it&#8217;s a fair call-out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ce31668868fa3bd6458c3c03186c2aec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However, Jacob insists he&#8217;s not just blowing smoke &#8230; and says we&#8217;ll all start noticing once A.I. begins to impact more and more of our daily lives.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1b97f4b009e995cd49d381c3f0cc7596\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-46d7cdd8-bbd9-4d8e-8e02-b2decfb61821\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/09\/jacob-coxon-tweets-about-ai\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:46d7cdd8-bbd9-4d8e-8e02-b2decfb61821\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:bcd0a60c-064d-4cd5-bea3-2f3ac3a762fa\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/83\/4by3\/2026\/09\/09\/83e48f5189974bd1afb9cef1f19c141a_md.jpg\" alt=\"A.I. Researcher Jacob Coxon Tweets About A.I.\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Read The Tweets<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">X\/@hilbertspaess<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fdb0d02fdc59e53245aaa8df00ef8331\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s an interesting conversation &#8230; and Jacob explains his reasoning behind his viral warning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/jacob-coxon-on-ai-destroying-humans\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:bcd0a60c-064d-4cd5-bea3-2f3ac3a762fa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/jacob-coxon-on-ai-destroying-humans\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:bcd0a60c-064d-4cd5-bea3-2f3ac3a762fa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/10\/nate-soares-ai-bots-acting-human\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:bcd0a60c-064d-4cd5-bea3-2f3ac3a762fa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/16by9\/2026\/09\/10\/8ce8dd71b515458187372292ec7b7f4b_xs.png\" alt=\"091026 NATE SOARES PRIM\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        A.I. 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